Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of cutting or paring off; specifically, in surgery, the removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation; excision of a portion of some part, as of a bone or nerve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of cutting or paring off.
- noun (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine The
surgical excision of part of atissue - noun A method of finding one's
position by using amap andcompass
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
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Examples
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View larger image » lung lesion, we believe that elective resection is warranted due to the risks of infection and occult malignant transformation.
Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid 2010
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The operation is known as resection of the plantar aponeurosis, or the complete operation for gathered nail.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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The second thing is that half, about half of our business comes from resection, which is a pretty slow growth marketplace.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2010
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There are three different types of surgery: a wedge resection, which is to remove a small section of lung that contains the tumor along with a margin of healthy tissue, a lobectomy, which is to remove the entire lobe of one lung, and a pneumonectomy, which is to remove an entire lung.
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There are three different types of surgery: a wedge resection, which is to remove a small section of lung that contains the tumor along with a margin of healthy tissue, a lobectomy, which is to remove the entire lobe of one lung, and a pneumonectomy, which is to remove an entire lung.
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But to review what our plan is with regard to IDEs, is that we currently already enjoy an approved indication for general tissue resection, soft tissue resection, which is a general indication, so physicians can use the -- can purchase the system and use it freely for whatever they deem appropriate.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008
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But to review what our plan is with regard to IDEs, is that we currently already enjoy an approved indication for general tissue resection, soft tissue resection, which is a general indication, so physicians can use the -- can purchase the system and use it freely for whatever they deem appropriate.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008
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The liver unit team at Wockhardt Hospitals performed the life-saving liver 'resection' on eighteen-month-old Sumana hailing from Orissa.
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'resection' followed by an anastomosis (sewing together of healthy parts) and possible removal of lymph nodes will be done.
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Early resection also maximizes compensatory lung growth; long-term follow up has shown normal pulmonary function.
Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid 2010
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