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Resection

Resection Meaning & Definition
Resection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Resection?

[n] surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

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See Also | operation | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process | transurethral resection of the prostate | TURP

Resection In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r['e]section.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave. 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.

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