Meaning

3 senses

  1. The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.

    Resektion

    резекцияrezekcija

    surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

  2. A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.

  3. A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
surgical excision:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
surgical excision:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.

Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.

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Forms

plural: resections
Singularresection
Pluralresections

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
excision-ectomy

Word family

9 related words
Relatedresectoscoperesect
Derivedabdominoperineal resectionendoresectionpneumoresectionpostresectionpreresectionreresectionresectional

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rescuerresearchA2researcherB1resellresemblanceresembleB1resend

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