resection

Noun
  1. Surgical removal of part of a structure or organ (synset 100692303)
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    subtypes: transurethral resection of the prostate, turp - removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)

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