What does resect mean?

v. to remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body by cutting

resect

🇺🇸 /rɪˈsekt/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈsekt/

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verb

to remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body by cutting

The surgeon had to resect the tumor from the patient's lung.

to remove a part of an organ or tissue from the body by cutting

3rd Present resects

Past resected

Perfect resected

Progressive resecting