Etymology

resect

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Today it means: To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means. Full definition →

Latin resectus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromresectus
  2. English todayresect

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

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