resection

Meanings

Plural: resections

Noun

surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

Verb

To excise part or all of a tissue or organ.
To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.
To estimate a camera projection matrix from known position data and image entities.
To redivide into new sections.
To transfer students into new class groupings or grade levels.
To deepen or widen a river or other natural watercourse for flood control, land drainage, or navigation.
To remove material from the surface of a road in order to achieve a uniform thickness.
To thinly slice a specimen as part of its preparation, such as when preparing a microscope slide.
To replace a worn section of tire with new tread.
To readmit involuntarily into a mental hospital.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.

Synonyms

-ectomy, excision

Scrabble Score: 11

resection is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
resection is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resection is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

resection is a valid Words With Friends word