RESECTION - Definition

Pronunciation:		ri'sekshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

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	See Also:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r['e]section.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave. 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	Surgical removal of an organ or tissue.