'Resection' definitions:
Definition of 'resection'
(from WordNet)
noun
Surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
Definition of 'Resection'
From: GCIDE
- Resection \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'resection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscission,
- amputation,
- anastomotic operation,
- bloodless operation,
- butchering,
- capital operation,
- chopping,
- cleavage,
- compensating operation,
- corneal transplant,
- crescent operation,
- cutting,
- dichotomy,
- elective operation,
- emergency operation,
- enucleation,
- excision,
- exploratory operation,
- fenestration operation,
- fission,
- heart transplant,
- interval operation,
- kidney transplant,
- laceration,
- major operation,
- minor operation,
- mutilation,
- operation,
- organ transplant,
- organ transplantation,
- palliative operation,
- radical operation,
- removal,
- rending,
- ripping,
- scission,
- section,
- severance,
- slashing,
- slicing,
- splitting,
- surgery,
- surgical intervention,
- surgical operation,
- surgical technique,
- tearing,
- the knife,
- transplant