RESECTIONS

Noun

resections

plural of resection

Anagrams

• isocenters, isocentres, necrotises, secretions, tricosenes

Source: Wiktionary


RESECTION

Re*sec"tion (r-sk"shn), n. Etym: [L. resectio: cf. F. résection.]

1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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