| Resection 1. (n.) The act of cutting or paring off. 2. (n.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. Thesaurus Entries abscission, amputation, anastomotic operation, bloodless operation, butchering, capital operation, chopping, cleavage, compensating operation, corneal transplant, crescent operation, cutting, dichotomy, elective operation, emergency operation, enucleation, excision, exploratory operation, fenestration operation, fission, heart transplant, interval operation, kidney transplant, laceration, major operation, minor operation, mutilation, operation, organ transplant, organ transplantation, palliative operation, radical operation, removal, rending, ripping, scission, section, severance, slashing, slicing, splitting, surgery, surgical intervention, surgical operation, surgical technique, tearing, the knife, transplant |