1. having been cut out or removed, especially in a surgical procedure
Usage: medical/surgical term; formal

1. past tense and past participle of exsect; to cut out or remove surgically
Usage: medical/surgical term; formal

Examples

• The surgeon exsected the tumor from the patient's abdomen.
• The exsected tissue was sent to the laboratory for analysis.
• After the lesion was exsected, the wound was carefully closed.
• The pathologist examined the exsected specimen under a microscope.
• The doctor exsected the damaged cartilage to relieve the patient's pain.