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resect

Other forms: resected; resecting

Definitions of resect
  1. verb
    surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
    synonyms: eviscerate
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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