Medical term:
resect
resect
[re-sekt´]to excise part of an organ or other structure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·sect
(rē-sekt'),1. To cut off or remove, especially to cut off the articular ends of one or both bones forming a joint.
2. To excise a segment of a part.
[L. re-seco, pp. sectus, to cut off]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resect
(rĭ-sĕkt′)tr.v. re·sected, re·secting, re·sects
To perform a resection on.
re·sect′a·bil′i·ty n.
re·sect′a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
resect
verb To remove or excise tissue or part (or all) of an organ.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·sect
(rē-sekt')1. To cut off, especially to cut off the articular ends of one or both bones, forming a joint.
2. To excise a segment of a part.
[L. re-seco, pp. sectus, to cut off]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Resect
To remove surgically.
Mentioned in: Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
resect
[re-sekt´]to excise part of an organ or other structure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·sect
(rē-sekt'),1. To cut off or remove, especially to cut off the articular ends of one or both bones forming a joint.
2. To excise a segment of a part.
[L. re-seco, pp. sectus, to cut off]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resect
(rĭ-sĕkt′)tr.v. re·sected, re·secting, re·sects
To perform a resection on.
re·sect′a·bil′i·ty n.
re·sect′a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
resect
verb To remove or excise tissue or part (or all) of an organ.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·sect
(rē-sekt')1. To cut off, especially to cut off the articular ends of one or both bones, forming a joint.
2. To excise a segment of a part.
[L. re-seco, pp. sectus, to cut off]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Resect
To remove surgically.
Mentioned in: Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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