CEFR B2

resection

noun

Meaning

resection means the surgical excision of part or all of a tissue or organ. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses resection to mean the surgical excision of part or all of a tissue or organ.
The teacher asked students to find resection in the reading.

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resection (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses resection to mean the surgical excision of part or all of a tissue or organ.
The teacher asked students to find resection in the reading.
Check the words around resection to choose the right meaning.

How to Use resection

a/the resection (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a resection."
resection in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked resection in context before translating it."

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