# resect

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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