Resect (Verb)
Meaning
Surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The doctor decided to resect the damaged portion of the patient's intestine to prevent further complications.
- During the surgical procedure, the surgeon will resect the tumor along with some surrounding healthy tissue.
- The surgical team was tasked with resecting the affected area of the lung that had been damaged by years of smoking.
- To alleviate chronic acid reflux symptoms, the doctors chose to resect a portion of the patient's stomach.
- The surgeon carefully resected the section of the colon that had been affected by diverticulitis.