| Resection (n.) The act of cutting or paring off. |
| Resection (n.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation. |
| resection | surgical removal of part of a structure or organ |
| transurethral resection of the prostate TURP | removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) |