resection
English Thesaurus
1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | transurethral resection of the prostate, turp, |
| definition | : | removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eviscerate, resect, |
| definition | : | surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | eviscerate, resect, |
| definition | : | surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ (verb.contact) |
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