resected
Meaning of resected: Resected describes tissue, an organ, or a growth that a surgeon has cut away and removed from the body during an operation.
Definition of resected
Resected describes tissue, an organ, or part of an organ that has been surgically removed by cutting. The word is the past-tense form of resect and is commonly used to describe a tumor, a diseased segment of bowel, or another structure taken out during an operation.
The extent of what is resected can range from a small margin of tissue around a lesion to an entire organ or organ segment, depending on the condition being treated and the surgical plan. A resected specimen is typically sent to a pathology laboratory, where it is examined to confirm the diagnosis, assess margins, and guide further management.
Resection is distinct from procedures that sample tissue without removing an entire lesion, such as a needle or incisional biopsy.
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Used in a sentence
The resected segment of colon was sent to pathology for evaluation of the margins.
Good to know
A resected margin described as clear or negative means no abnormal tissue was found at the cut edge of the specimen, which differs from a margin described as involved or positive.
Word origin
Where “resected” comes from
From Latin resecare, meaning "to cut off" or "to trim," formed from re- ("back, again") and secare ("to cut").