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   resect

   /rɪˈsɛkt/

   verb

   • 1. cut out (tissue or part of an organ): "resect the tumour while preserving the bladder function"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘remove, cut away’): from Latin resect- ‘cut off’, from the verb resecare, from re- ‘back’ + secare ‘to cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resectable adjective
   • 2. resectionist noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

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