Resection

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Surgical removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The surgical excision of part of a tissue
  • n. A method of finding one's position by using a map and compass
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of cutting or paring off.
  • n. The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of cutting or paring off; specifically, in surgery, the removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation; excision of a portion of some part, as of a bone or nerve.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   
    Cross Reference
    resection of the larynx   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    biopsy    radiotherapy    excision    metastasis    prolapse    parenchyma    aneurysm    prostatectomy    cingulate    fibroid   
     
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