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resect

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Examples

  • The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eviscerate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: provést resekci — remove part of an organ surgically
  • German: resektieren — remove part of an organ surgically
  • German: herausschneiden — remove part of an organ surgically
  • Korean: 잘라내다 (jallanaeda) — remove part of an organ surgically
  • Welsh: echdorri — remove part of an organ surgically