Of or pertaining to resection, the surgical excision of part of a tissue.

plural of resection

(medicine) To excise part or all of a tissue or organ. / (surveying) To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.

(medicine) The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part. / (surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.

simple past tense and past participle of resection

present participle of resection

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resect

present participle of resect

simple past tense and past participle of resect

(surgery, transitive) To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.