resect
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re·sect
(rĭ-sĕkt′)tr.v. re·sect·ed, re·sect·ing, re·sects
To perform a resection on.
[Latin resecāre, resect-, to cut back : re-, re- + secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
re·sect′a·bil′i·ty n.
re·sect′a·ble adj.
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resect
(rɪˈsɛkt)vb
(Surgery) (tr) surgery to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)
[C17: from Latin resecāre to cut away, from re- + secāre to cut]
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re•sect
(rɪˈsɛkt)v.t. Surg.
to do a resection on.
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resect
Past participle: resected
Gerund: resecting
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| Verb | 1. | resect - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
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re·sect
n. resecar.
1. cortar una porción de un órgano o tejido;
2. hacer una resección.
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resect
vt resecar, extirparEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.