resection
To excise part or all of a tissue or organTo excise part or all of a tissue or organ.
Meaning
10 sensesTo excise part or all of a tissue or organ.
To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.
To estimate a camera projection matrix from known position data and image entities.
To redivide into new sections.
To transfer students into new class groupings or grade levels.
To deepen or widen a river or other natural watercourse for flood control, land drainage, or navigation.
(India)To remove material from the surface of a road in order to achieve a uniform thickness.
To thinly slice a specimen as part of its preparation, such as when preparing a microscope slide.
To replace a worn section of tire with new tread.
(Australia, New Zealand, UK)To readmit involuntarily into a mental hospital.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.
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Forms
resections, resectioning, resectioned, resectioned| Base form | resection · to resection |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | resections |
| Present participle | resectioning |
| Past simple | resectioned |
| Past participle | resectioned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle