Resect

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to
     cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]
     To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  resect
       v : surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn: {eviscerate}]