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resect

[ ri-sekt ]

verb (used with object)

Surgery.
  1. to do a resection on.


resect

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr surgery to cut out part of (a bone, an organ, or other structure or part)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resect1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin resectus, past participle of “to cut back, sever at the base,” equivalent to re- “back” + () to cut + -tus past participle suffix; re-
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of resect1

C17: from Latin to cut away, from re- + to cut
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“That is why … it has become customary to be careful not to resect the wrong hippocampus, because simply, there’s no second attempt,” Mormann explained.

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He will have to identify what is tumour and what is normal tissue then resect - or cut - around it without taking tissue that would affect brain function.

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Howard has been building up to his regular duties since he had heart surgery Sept. 15 that successfully resected an aortic aneurysm and repaired his aortic valve.

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Awake surgeries to insert such devices or resect tumors can sometimes be paused briefly for an unrelated experiment.

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And that this woman, and others like her, victimized by other accomplished, admired, even celebrated men, should not be resected from the stories of those men’s lives.

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