resection

noun

re·​sec·​tion ri-ˈsek-shən 

: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure

Examples of resection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a polyp is large, suspicious, or causing symptoms, it can be removed with transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) and minimal invasive performed under anesthesia. —James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024

Because of that, it was decided a resection, or removal of part of Duff’s brain, would not be possible, so the deep brain stimulation was chosen. —Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024

In such cases, doctors will often recommend a transurethral resection, a procedure to remove extra prostate tissue. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024

This is a temporary solution after a colon resection—it’s done so poop doesn’t pass through your colon, where there’s a fresh wound that could become infected that way. —Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

resection

noun

re·​sec·​tion ri-ˈsek-shən 

: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure

pancreatic resection

resection of the lower bowel

resection of a tumor

see abdominoperineal resection, mikulicz resection, segmental resection, wedge resection