Found 2 items, similar to Resection.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: resection
resection
n : surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Resection
Resection
\Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F.
r['e]section.]
1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave.
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2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone,
or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
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