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resection

[ri-sek-shuhn] / rɪˈsɛk ʃən /




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She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC May 17, 2026

Patients who undergo small bowel resection include premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal disease that requires removal of damaged tissue.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2026

At age 15, Murray was hospitalized for more than two months after his intestines twisted and he required an emergency resection that resulted in post-operative internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2024

But experts say that the most common and appropriate treatment is a transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

The last division of the subject of paralyzing agents in the treatment of neuralgia includes the surgical operations for division or resection of a painful nerve.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.




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