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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

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

Overall, preoperative imaging is helpful in determining the amount of tissue resection, or removal, required for patients with symptomatic DLM.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

Medical experts said that the most common treatment was a transurethral resection of the prostate, in which a surgeon scrapes out the inside of the prostate gland, giving the urethra more space.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

Treated by resection of both joints, and the insertion, on the palmar aspect of each, of a flap from the abdominal wall.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles


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