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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
resect .
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_ -- In spastic paraplegia, for example, Jones resects the origins of the adductors longus and brevis, lengthens the tendo Achillis, divides the popliteal fascia and hamstrings, and transplants the biceps into the quadriceps; after which the limbs are put up in the attitude of wide abduction for six weeks.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Jones resects an inch of each of the peroneal tendons about 2-1/2 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus; Armour and Dunn claim to have obtained better results from crushing the peroneal nerve in the substance of the peroneus longus.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The body actually resects the cells one by one and carts them away via normal processes.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008
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The body actually resects the cells one by one and carts them away via normal processes.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2008
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