resection
[re-sek´shun] removal, as of an organ, by cutting; called also
excision.
wedge resection removal of a triangular mass of tissue.
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ex·ci·sion
(ek-sizh'ŭn), Avoid the misspelling exision.1. The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ. Synonym(s):
resection (3)
2. molecular biology a recombination event in which a genetic element is removed.
3. The enzymatic removal of a segment of a biopolymer.
[L. excido, to cut out]
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excision
Medtalk Surgical removalMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ex·ci·sion
(ek-sizh'ŭn) 1. The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.
Synonym(s):
resection (3) .
2. molecular biology A recombination event in which a genetic element is removed.
See also:
resection Synonym(s):
exeresis.
[L. excido, to cut out]
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excision
Cutting off and removing completely.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
excision
the removal of a DNA fragment from a DNA molecule.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Excision
The process of excising, removing, or amputating.
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ex·ci·sion
(ek-sizh'ŭn) Avoid the misspelling exision.Act of cutting out; surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.
[L. excido, to cut out]
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