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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesressecção
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.seˈsão
"A ressecção foi feita com precisão milimétrica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The surgical removal of part of an organ, tissue, or bone.
"The patient underwent a successful bowel resection to remove the diseased tissue." - 2
In surveying and navigation, the determination of the position of a point by sighting from it to known points.
"The surveyor used resection to accurately fix their coordinates on the map."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'resectio', from 'resecare' meaning 'to cut off', combining 're-' (back, away) and 'secare' (to cut). Entering medical and technical English in the late 17th century, it initially retained its broad surgical and geometrical meanings of cutting or trimming away a part.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Resection" is said worldwide
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résection
Transliteration: ʁe.sɛk.sjɔ̃
"La résection chirurgicale a été réalisée sans complications."
Resektion
Transliteration: ʁezɛkˈt͡si̯oːn
"Die Resektion des Tumors war erfolgreich."
resezione
Transliteration: re.zeˈt͡sjo.ne
"Il medico ha pianificato la resezione chirurgica."
resección
Transliteration: re.sekˈsjon
"La resección del tejido dañado es necesaria."
ressecção
Transliteration: ʁe.seˈsão
"A ressecção foi feita com precisão milimétrica."
शल्य छेदन
Transliteration: shalya chedan
"मरीज की सर्जरी में ट्यूमर का शल्य छेदन किया गया।"
切除术
Transliteration: qiēchúshù
"医生建议进行肺段切除术。"
절제술
Transliteration: jeoljesul
"환자는 위절제술을 성공적으로 마쳤습니다."
切除
Transliteration: setsujo
"外科医は腫瘍の切除手術を行った。"
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