resect Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
    eviscerate.

WordNet

Re*sect" transitive verb
Etymology
L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Resected;present participle & verbal noun Resecting
Definitions
  1. To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.

Webster 1913