1. the act of cutting across or through something; a cross-sectional cut
Usage: medical; scientific

Examples

• The surgeon performed a careful transection of the nerve.
• The transection of the spinal cord resulted in paralysis.
• Microscopic examination of the tissue transection revealed abnormal cells.
• The anatomist studied the transection of the heart muscle.
• A clean transection of the blood vessel was necessary for the procedure.
• The pathologist prepared multiple transections of the tumor sample.