resection
noun
re·sec·tion ri-ˈsek-shən 
: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web However, due to its placement in the left frontal lobe of my brain, the resection had left me unable to speak. 
Danielle Soviero, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022 John Muir Health leaders have acknowledged that a former medical director, Dr. Alicia Kalamas, raised questions about the liver resection, but dismissed these concerns as typical discussion among physicians. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022 The Medical Board of California has launched an investigation after a 2-year-old died on the operating table during liver resection surgery at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Although Stanford has a renowned pediatric liver center, current and former medical staff told The Chronicle that John Muir had never performed a liver resection on a child. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022 To widen this channel and improve flow, a surgical procedure called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is commonly carried out on older men. Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 10 Feb. 2022 After the surgery resection, there is a 2% recurrence rate. Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2021 The toddler also had a stomach defect repaired and a small bowel resection, which resulted in close to 3 feet of his small intestines getting removed, the fundraiser stated. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2021 At one point, Wilson had 14 tumors removed from his liver in a procedure called a resection of the liver, but not all of the tumors found could be removed because of their location. Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021 See More
Danielle Soviero, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022 John Muir Health leaders have acknowledged that a former medical director, Dr. Alicia Kalamas, raised questions about the liver resection, but dismissed these concerns as typical discussion among physicians. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022 The Medical Board of California has launched an investigation after a 2-year-old died on the operating table during liver resection surgery at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Although Stanford has a renowned pediatric liver center, current and former medical staff told The Chronicle that John Muir had never performed a liver resection on a child. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022 To widen this channel and improve flow, a surgical procedure called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is commonly carried out on older men. Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 10 Feb. 2022 After the surgery resection, there is a 2% recurrence rate. Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2021 The toddler also had a stomach defect repaired and a small bowel resection, which resulted in close to 3 feet of his small intestines getting removed, the fundraiser stated. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2021 At one point, Wilson had 14 tumors removed from his liver in a procedure called a resection of the liver, but not all of the tumors found could be removed because of their location. Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
resection
noun
re·sec·tion ri-ˈsek-shən
: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure
pancreatic resection
resection of the lower bowel
resection of a tumor
see abdominoperineal resection, mikulicz resection, segmental resection, wedge resection