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resect
This term is a highly specialized medical verb used almost exclusively in surgical and clinical contexts. It describes the precise excision of a specific segment of an organ, distinguishing it from a total organ removal (extirpation) or a simple biopsy. The connotation is one of therapeutic necessity, where the goal is to excise pathology while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible.
Because it is a technical term, it is rarely used in casual conversation. A doctor might use resect when speaking to colleagues or in a surgical report, whereas they would likely use "remove" or "cut out" when explaining the procedure to a patient to avoid overly clinical jargon.
Meanings
Examples
The surgeon decided to resect the damaged portion of the colon.
We need to resect the tumor completely to prevent recurrence.
We need to resect the tumor completely to prevent recurrence.
I wonder if they will have to resect a lobe of my lung.
The goal is to resect the lesion while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible.
The patient had a segment of the small intestine resected last year.
It is necessary to resect the necrotic tissue immediately.
The medical team will resect the mass during tomorrow morning's procedure.
They had to resect a small piece of the liver to remove the cyst.