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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
re-sect
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

resects (present, singular) resecting (participle, present) resected (participle, past) resected (past)

Derived Forms

hyperresected resectability resectable resection resective resector resectoscope unresected

Synonyms

eviscerate

Questions

What does resect mean?
To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.
Where does resect come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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