resectional

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adjective

Of or pertaining to resection, the surgical excision of part of a tissue.

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Meanings

adjectiveresectional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to resection, the surgical excision of part of a tissue.

    A major factor is that a review in 2004 of 15 years’ experience in treating resistant tuberculosis at National Jewish found that “the most important single variable we had associated with favorable outcome was resectional surgery.”

    2007 July 18, Lawrence K. Altman, “TB Patient Has Surgery to Remove Part of Lung”, in New York Times

Origin

From resection + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

secretional
Cite this entry
APA

resectional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resectional

MLA

“resectional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resectional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resectional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resectional.

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