verb
- to surgically remove part or all of an organ or structure
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon resects the damaged portion of the intestine.
- Doctors may need to resect part of the lung if cancer is present.
- The procedure resects only the affected tissue.
- She resects tumors using minimally invasive techniques.
- The medical team resects the appendix during the operation.
- He carefully resects the diseased section of the colon.