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resection (n.)
1610s, "action of cutting off or away," from Latin resectionem (nominative resectio), noun of action from past-participle stem of resecare "cut off, cut loose" (see resect). The surgical sense of "excision of some part," of a bone, etc., (1775) seems to be the sole surviving one.
updated on July 18, 2021
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