resection
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- (ree-SEK-shun) A procedure that uses surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an organ.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - resectable, resected, segmental resection, segmentectomy, transurethral resection, transurethral resection of the prostate, TUR, TURP, video-assisted resection, video-assisted surgery, wedge resection
- Surgery to remove tissue, an organ, or part of an organ.
CDC - Cite This Source - This Definition - biopsy, lobe, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, wedge resection