| Pronunciation: | | ri'sekt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] Medicine: surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ |
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RESECT is a 6 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | eviscerate |
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| | See Also: | | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p.
pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to
cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]
To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | To remove part or all of an organ or tissue. |
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