| NOUN | act | resection | surgical removal of part of a structure or organ |
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| Meaning | Surgical removal of part of a structure or organ. | |
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| Narrower | transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP | removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | resección | |
| Catalan | resecció | |
| Verbs | resect | surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ |
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