resection: Meaning and Definition of

re•sec•tion

Pronunciation: (ri-sek'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
  2. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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