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What is the noun for resection?

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resection
  1. (medicine) The surgical excision of part or all of a tissue or organ.
  2. (surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
  3. A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.
  4. Synonyms:
resectoscope
  1. (medicine) A surgical instrument used for performing a resection.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Then Drott inserted a resectoscope, a long metal tube fitted with an eyepiece, fibre-optic illumination, and a cauterizing tip.”
      “Women who chose inpatient polypectomy could have traditional dilatation and curettage or removal under vision using a resectoscope.”
      “The active and return electrodes are within the resectoscope, forming a bipolar electrosurgical system.”
resectability
  1. (surgery) A measure of the expected benefits of a resection
  2. Examples:
    1. “We hypothesized that any CA 19-9 elevatindicatesates biologically borderline resectability.”
      “Some institutions use neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy to try to improve the resectability potential of locally advanced cancers.”
      “Additionally, accurate determinations on extent of disease and resectability are essential to improve outcomes in this cancer.”
resectabilities
  1. plural of resectability
resectoscopes
  1. plural of resectoscope
resections
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