resection Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

WordNet

Re*sec"tion noun
Etymology
L. resectio: cf. F. résection.
Definitions
  1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave.
  2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.

Webster 1913