resectionist

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• resect — [rɪ sɛkt] verb [often as adjective resected] Surgery cut out (tissue or part of an organ). Derivatives resectable adjective resection noun resectional adjective resectionist noun …   English new terms dictionary

• resect — v.tr. Surgery 1 cut out part of (a lung etc.). 2 pare down (bone, cartilage, etc.). Derivatives: resection n. resectional adj. resectionist n. Etymology: L resecare resect (as RE , secare cut) …   Useful english dictionary