resect

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈsɛkt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri sekt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•sect  (ri sekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. [Surg.]
  1. Surgeryto do a resection on.
  • Latin resectus past participle of resecāre to cut back, sever at the base, equivalent. to re- re- + sec(āre) to cut + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
resect / rɪˈsɛkt/
  1. (transitive) to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin resecāre to cut away, from re- + secāre to cut
'resect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
resection - unresectable

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