re·sect·abil·i·ty
: the condition of being resectable compare operability
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Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
The affected part of your lung is surgically removed, or resected.
—Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Even if cancer is resected for curative intent, there may be a high risk of recurrence, so chemotherapy may be used.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Doctors resected an aortic aneurysm and repaired an aortic value in a scheduled operation.
—Steve Stein, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
His cancer was considered curable because his metastases were limited to two tumors in his liver that were surgically resected, along with the primary tumor, with clear margins.
—Mara Buchbinder, STAT, 29 Oct. 2023
All of the patients were White and had early-stage disease which could be surgically removed (resected).
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2023
To rectify the issue, the medical professionals had to resect Roker’s colon, remove his gallbladder, and perform an operation on his duodenum.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Nov. 2020
Now the surgeons knew exactly where to resect without having to remove excess healthy tissue.
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2020
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In 2022, he was hospitalized with blood clots in his left leg and lungs and had to have surgery to remove his gall bladder and resect his colon.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
The affected part of your lung is surgically removed, or resected.
—Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
Even if cancer is resected for curative intent, there may be a high risk of recurrence, so chemotherapy may be used.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Doctors resected an aortic aneurysm and repaired an aortic value in a scheduled operation.
—Steve Stein, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
His cancer was considered curable because his metastases were limited to two tumors in his liver that were surgically resected, along with the primary tumor, with clear margins.
—Mara Buchbinder, STAT, 29 Oct. 2023
All of the patients were White and had early-stage disease which could be surgically removed (resected).
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2023
To rectify the issue, the medical professionals had to resect Roker’s colon, remove his gallbladder, and perform an operation on his duodenum.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Nov. 2020
Now the surgeons knew exactly where to resect without having to remove excess healthy tissue.
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2020
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“Resect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resect. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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