resection
pronunciation
How to pronounce resection in British English:
UK [rɪ'sekʃn]
How to pronounce resection in American English:
US [rɪ'sekʃn]
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- Noun:
- surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
Word Origin
- resection (n.)
- 1610s, from Latin resectionem (moninative resectio), noun of action from past participle stem of resecare "cut off, cut loose" (see resect). Surgical sense is from 1775.
Example
- 1. Although laparoscopic colon resection has many benefits , it may not be appropriate for some patients .
- 2. Probot is designed to let surgeons accurately resection enlarged prostates , with minimal effort .
- 3. The main presenting symptom of all bladder cancers is painless haematuria , and the diagnosis is established by urinary cytology and transurethral tumour resection .
- 4. Resected tumor tissues from lung cancer patients who underwent surgical resection were also collected across most sites .
- 5. This article discusses the current status of laparoscopic rectal cancer resection .