# resection

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,658

## Definitions
1. The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
2. A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
3. A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.

## Easily confused with
- **retention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resection-vs-retention)
- **reaction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reaction-vs-resection)
- **reduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reduction-vs-resection)
- **reception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reception-vs-resection)
- **rejection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejection-vs-resection)
- **reflection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reflection-vs-resection)
- **reelection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reelection-vs-resection)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ersection`, `reesction`, `rescetion`, `resecction`, `reseciton`, `resecsion`, `resectino`, `resectionn`, `resectoin`, `resecttion`, `resetcion`, `ressection`, `rresection`, `rseection`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resection