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Definition of resection - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
medicalTECH. surgical removal of part of an organ or structureTECH.
- The patient underwent a resection of the damaged tissue..
2.
surveyingTECH. method of determining a position using map and compassTECH.
- The surveyor used resection to find the exact location.
Expressions with resection
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surgical removal of prostate tissue via the urethra
He underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate to ease urination.
Origin of resection
Latin, re (back) + secare (to cut)
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Examples of resection in a sentence
A resection of the colon was necessary to prevent further complications. Resection was crucial for the mapping project. The team employed resection to verify the coordinates.
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- French:résection, ...
- German:Resektion, Rückwärtseinschneidung, ...
- Italian:resezione, rilevamento con mappa e bussola, ...
- Spanish:resección, intersección inversa, ...
- Portuguese:remoção cirúrgica, resecção, ...
- Chinese:切除术, 重测法, ...
- Japanese:切除, 再節, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتِئْصال, إعادة التقاطع, ...
- Hebrew:כְּרִיתָה, רֶסְקְצְיָה, ...
- Russian:резекция, метод обратной засечки, ...
- Ukrainian:резекція, зворотна засічка, ...
- Hindi:पुनः प्रवर्तन, पुनः खंडन, ...
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