[rɪˈsɛkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cut out (tissue or part of an organ)
(e.g: resect the tumour while preserving the bladder function)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘remove, cut away’): from Latin resect- ‘cut off’, from the verb resecare, from re- ‘back’ + secare ‘to cut’