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Resection
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
The
surgical
removal
of part or
all of
a
tissue
,
organ
,
tumor
, or body part.
●
In Surveying:
A method of
determining
a
position
by using a
map
and
compass
bearings
for two
additional
points.
●
A
section
of a
tire
that has had
worn
tread
replaced.
Verb
●
In Medicine:
To
excise
part or
all of
a
tissue
or organ.
●
In Surveying:
To
determine
positions
using
compass
bearings
based on three or more known
positions
.
●
To
estimate
a
camera
projection matrix
from known
position
data
and
image
entities.
●
To
redivide
into new sections.
●
In Education:
To
transfer students
into
new class
groupings
or
grade
levels.
●
To
deepen
or
widen
a
river
or other natural
watercourse
for
flood
control,
land
drainage
, or navigation.
●
In Indian English:
To
remove
material
from the
surface
of
a road
in order to
achieve
a
uniform
thickness.
●
To
thinly
slice
a
specimen
as part of its
preparation
, such as when
preparing
a
microscope
slide.
●
To
replace
a
worn
section
of
tire
with new tread.
●
In Australian English, British English & New Zealand English:
To
readmit
involuntarily
into a
mental
hospital.
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