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Definition of: resection
(ri·sek′shən) noun
1. A cutting or paring off.
2. Surg. The operation of cutting out part of a bone, organ, etc.
3. The determination of a position with reference to points of known location, whether on the ground or on a map or chart. [<L resectio, -onis]
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