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resect Definition and Meaning in English (resect definition)

verb
Synonyms:exciseremoveextirpate
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Resect definition: To surgically remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body.

Definitions of Resect

  1. 1verb(formal)

    To surgically remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body.

Example Sentences

medical

“The surgeon decided to resect the cancerous tissue.”

medical

“They had to resect a portion of the patient's colon.”

Synonyms

exciseremoveextirpatecut out

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseresected
present participleresecting
nounresection
adjectiveresectable

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Resect definition: To surgically remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body.
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'Resect' translates to 'resect' in English. Resect definition: To surgically remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body.
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