/ rɪˈsekt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( medical ) to cut out part of an organ or a piece of tissue from the body
► re·sec·tion / rɪˈsekʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense remove, cut away ): from Latin resect- cut off, from the verb resecare , from re- back + secare to cut.