resection

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Synonyms: rejection, retection, refection, respection, dejection, reflection, retention, section, selection, reduction, reception

Antonyms: rejection, retection, refection, respection, dejection, reflection, retention, section, selection, reduction, reception

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[surgical]] [[removal]] of part or all of a [[tissue]], [[organ]], [[tumor]], or [[body part]].
2. {{lb|en|surveying}} A method of determining a [[position]] by using a [[map]] and [[compass]] [[bearing]]s for two additional points.
3. A section of a [[tire]] that has had worn tread replaced.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} To [[excise]] part or all of a [[tissue]] or [[organ]].
2. {{lb|en|surveying}} To determine [[positions]] using [[compass]] [[bearing]]s based on three or more known positions.
3. {{lb|en|digital image processing}} To [[estimate]] a camera [[projection]] [[matrix]] from known position data and image entities.
4. To [[redivide]] into new [[section]]s.
5. {{lb|en|education}} To [[transfer]] students into new class groupings or grade levels.
6. {{lb|en|civil engineering}} To [[deepen]] or [[widen]] a river or other natural [[watercourse]] for flood control, land drainage, or navigation.
7. {{lb|en|civil engineering|chiefly|India}} To [[remove]] material from the [[surface]] of a [[road]] in order to achieve a uniform thickness.
8. To thinly [[slice]] a [[specimen]] as part of its preparation, such as when preparing a [[microscope]] [[slide]].
9. To [[replace]] a worn section of tire with new [[tread]].
10. {{lb|en|UK|AU|NZ}} To [[readmit]] [[involuntary|involuntarily]] into a [[mental]] [[hospital]].

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