[ noun ] surgical removal of part of a structure or organ <noun.act>
Resection \Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F. r['e]section.] 1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave.
2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
In January, the president underwent a transurethral resection procedure commonly needed by older men whose prostates constrict around their bladder openings.
Once GLIADEL(R) is available for marketing in the ten European nations, it will be used as an adjunct to surgery in patients with recurrent GBM for whom surgical resection is indicated.