resection

About 4.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
2. noun A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
3. noun A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.
4. verb To excise part or all of a tissue or organ.
5. verb To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.
6. verb To estimate a camera projection matrix from known position data and image entities.
7. verb To redivide into new sections.
8. verb To transfer students into new class groupings or grade levels.

Similar words

amputation extraction extirpation excision removal ablation dissection hepatectomy mastectomy gastrectomy

Often followed by

of and is for in with or was may

Word family

resections