Surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context medicine English) The surgical excision of part of a tissue 2 A method of finding one's position by using a map and compass vb. (rfdef: English)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Resection may refer to: Resection (surgery) , the removal by surgery of all or part of an organ or other body structure Segmental resection (or segmentectomy), the partial removal of an organ or other body structure Resection (orientation) , a means of ...

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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Latin resectionem (moninative resectio ), noun of action from past participle stem of resecare "cut off, cut loose" (see resect ). Surgical sense is from 1775.