What does "resect" mean?

To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

What is a synonym for "resect"?

Common synonyms include: amputate, eviscerate, excise, excising, extirpates.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means. transitive
"The tumor was resected after chemotherapy."
2
surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ wordnet

"The tumor was resected after chemotherapy."

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).