Used in a Sentence

resection

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for resection.

Editorial note

A total hip replacement is elective; so is a lung resection, so are many coronary bypasses.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of resection gathered in one view.

noun

A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

verb

To replace a worn section of tire with new tread.

verb

To redivide into new sections.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for resection.

noun

A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

verb

To replace a worn section of tire with new tread.

verb

To redivide into new sections.

verb

To thinly slice a specimen as part of its preparation, such as when preparing a microscope slide.

Example sentences

1

A total hip replacement is elective; so is a lung resection, so are many coronary bypasses.

2

Finally, surgical resection causes inflammatory changes in the area which could exacerbate mass effects at the site and there is a high chance that it would come back (particularly with a partial resection).

3

He's a researcher who focuses on neo-adjuvant (use therapy before resection) therapy in melanomas.

4

Three years of ribociclib is US$100k here in Argentina, which dwarfs the usual costs of things like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection.

5

The bilateral resection caused Kluver-Busey syndrome in the patient that Fault Line discusses.

6

Regardless, we’re not recommending vmPFC resection for healthy people seeking more accurate memory (not yet, anyway).

7

The more recent post-mortem analysis of HM's brain (Annese et al., 2014) concurs, and in fact gives an even more conservative estimate of the resection.

8

Complete surgical resection often leads to cure for early-stage solid tumors.

9

Until a year later, near complete remission - and pathology of a resection - confirmed it 100% Modern medicine is part science, part craft, part cult.

10

I had a cousin my age with GBM, and have been involved extensively with a Neurosurgeon in the surgical resection of GBM tumours.

11

Histrophy is similar to resection, physically removing a tumor.

12

* Research faster interstellar travel, especially using something like a Buzzard engine to utilize interstellar hydrogen as resection mass.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use resection in a sentence?

A total hip replacement is elective; so is a lung resection, so are many coronary bypasses.

What does resection mean?

A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.

What part of speech is resection?

resection is commonly used as noun, verb.