resection

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“Surgery August 12, 1947. Resection of humeral head.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021

Resection is just the reverse of this process.

From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver

Resection of the Liver.—It is remarkable to what extent portions of the liver may be resected by the knife, cautery, or ligature, and the patient recover.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Resection, rē-sek′shun, n. act of cutting off: removal of a bone's articular extremity.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various