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Resection   Listen
noun
Resection  n.  
1.
The act of cutting or paring off.
2.
(Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.





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... left arm was shattered just below the shoulder and it is noticeable at first sight, in spite of the operation, which was heralded abroad as a masterpiece of surgical art. It was performed by Wilms and I believe they call it resection. ...
— The German Classics Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 • Various


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