“The ecologist decided to transect the forest plot to study the distribution of different tree species.”

“The finger and thumb flexors were transected at the proximal interphalangeal joint and metacarpal phalangeal joint, respectively.”

“The cystic artery is ligated and transected and the gallbladder is dissected from the gallbladder fossa and the right hepatic lobe.”

“The, surgeon placed a 30-mm vascular stapler across the neck of the diverticulum and secured and transected the diverticulum.”

“The E. D. P. had very nearly decapitated himself, transecting both jugulars and the trachea.”

“Melt out of ice-wedges transecting the sump walls caused drill fluids to escape into the environment.”

“Fluorescent staining of specimens provided positive confirmation an abundance of plant roots and fungal hyphae transecting the horn.”