resection

noun

re·​sec·​tion ri-ˈsek-shən 

: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure

Examples of resection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This dictated the type of lung resection required. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

While surgical resection remains the mainstay of therapy for GBM, tumor recurrence rates remain high. — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026

She had been diagnosed with a thalamic glioblastoma, and DiLuna had referred the family to Mark Souweidane, MD, at Weill Cornell Medicine, who conducted a near-total resection of the tumor in January. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026

At what was then University Hospital and Medical Center, a patient with a colon cancer history came in for a robotic colon mass resection, which removes all or part of the colon. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resection

• abjection
• advection
• affection
• bijection
• bisection
• collection
• complexion
• confection
• connection
• connexion
• convection
• correction

Medical Definition

resection

noun

re·​sec·​tion ri-ˈsek-shən 

: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure

pancreatic resection

resection of the lower bowel

resection of a tumor

see abdominoperineal resection, mikulicz resection, segmental resection, wedge resection