Resecting

Resecting
Resect Re*sect" (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster]

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  • Resect — Re*sect (r? s?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re re + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Resected — Resect Re*sect (r? s?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re re + secare to cut.] To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • diverticulopexy — An operation to obliterate a diverticulum without resecting it, usually by securing the tip to a nearby structure so the diverticulum no longer fills. [diverticulum + G. pexis, fixation] * * * di·ver·ti·cu·lop·exy läp ək sē n, pl ex·ies surgical… …   Medical dictionary

  • marsupialization — Exteriorization of a cyst or other such enclosed cavity by resecting the anterior wall and suturing the cut edges of the remaining wall to adjacent edges of the skin, thereby creating a pouch. [L. marsupium, pouch] * * * mar·su·pi·al·iza·tion or… …   Medical dictionary

  • radiosurgery — Radiotherapy with a sharply delimited field, optimistically considered to be equivalent to resecting the irradiated region. * * * ra·dio·sur·gery sərj (ə )rē n, pl ger·ies 1) surgery by means of a radio knife 2) STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY r …   Medical dictionary

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