EXSECTS

Verb

exsects

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exsect

Source: Wiktionary


EXSECT

Ex*sect", v. t. Etym: [L. exsectio.]

1. A cutting out or away. E. Darwin.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: The removal by operation of a portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act or process of cutting out.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AMISS

(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”


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