English
resection
Resection comes from Latin resectiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresectiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1879resection
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresectiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1879resection
Earliest quotation: 1879, Journal of the House of Representatives : “Also that the bill be resectioned to conform to…”
Every English word from Latin resectiō
Today it means
noun The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin resectiō / resection