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section

section

42 6.6
A surgical cut into the body to reach or remove tissue
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛkʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sección
  • Intraoperatively, frozen sections were obtained in an effort to ensure negative surgical margins.
  • Caesarean section
  • nerve section
  • a section was performed

You're the host and whether you've had C sections or not, the biology, the gestation period is defined biologically, not host wise.

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Examples

  • The procedure can be performed by any surgeon where frozen section pathology services are offered.

    Academic text (2015)
  • All patients had every available conservative treatment before cochlear nerve section was performed.

    Academic text (1995)
  • This section, this section, there you see some torn tissue, but you also see these dark areas.

  • She'd been born by cesarean section after a long, unproductive labor.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Pathology revealed that all surgical sections were positive for chordoma.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Between 1963 and 1993, I performed cochlear nerve sections in 151 patients whose chief complaint was intractable tinnitus.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The surgeon made a precise section through the abdominal wall to access the underlying organs.

  • During the operation, the doctor explained that a section of the tumor would be removed to prevent further complications.

  • After the section, the patient was monitored closely for any signs of complications or recovery.

Synonyms

cut
vssection
337 1.0

A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp

refers to the process by a surgeon, not any general wound or slicing action
incision
vssection
  • Specialized
87 5.3

A cut a doctor makes in the body during an operation

is the general process rather than a single deliberate opening
transection
vssection
  • Specialized
2 8.3

A cut across something, for example a nerve or plant stem

is about cutting into tissues generally, not specifically across them
surgical incision
vssection
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A cut a surgeon makes in the body during an operation

refers to the broader process of cutting into tissues rather than a single opening

Antonyms

344 2.1

The body's natural process of getting better after injury or illness

Compounds

C-section
  • Specialized
41 3.4

A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb

sports section
  • Literature
12 1.4

The part of a newspaper or magazine with news about sports

A group of musicians who play drums, bass, and piano to keep the beat

An operation to deliver a baby by cutting the mother's belly and womb

cross section
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part

A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos

1 9.9

A US Army discharge given for mental illness or bad behaviour

A group of musicians in an orchestra who play violins

A group of musicians who play brass instruments like trumpets and trombones

cesarean section
  • Specialized
1 3.7

An operation to help a woman have a baby by making cuts in her belly and womb

cross section
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A measure of how likely two particles are to interact in physics

golden section
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A special way to divide a line or shape so the parts follow a fixed proportion often used in art

quarter section
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A piece of land about 160 acres that is half a mile on each side

A group of musicians who play instruments you hit, like drums and cymbals

cross section
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A group chosen to represent a larger population

editorial section
  • Literature
1 4.2

The part of a newspaper or magazine that has opinions about news

A group of musicians who play brass instruments in a band or orchestra

A group of clarinet players in a band or orchestra

conic section
  • Specialized
6.9

A curve made when a flat surface cuts a cone, like an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola

cross-section
  • Specialized
5.3

Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk

A small group in a course where students meet to talk about material, usually led by a teaching assistant

A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats

A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations

horizontal section
  • Specialized
5.4

A drawing that shows what a building or object looks like when cut horizontally

A group of players in a band or orchestra who play clarinets and saxophones

plane section
  • Specialized
7.0

A flat shape made when a flat surface cuts through a solid object

section hand
  • Jargon
8.2

A worker who fixes and looks after a part of a railroad track

A teacher who leads a part of a college course, like a lab or discussion group

8.9

A person who leads a small discussion or lab group for a large college course

A person who leads a small class inside a large college course

section gang
  • Jargon
7.3

A group of workers who maintain a section of railway track

vertical section
  • Specialized
6.2

A drawing that shows the inside of a building or machine as if you cut it from top to bottom

How Invasive

amputation
  • Specialized
34 6.5
dissection
  • Specialized
17 6.3
excision
  • Specialized
2 7.9
section
  • Specialized
42 6.6
incision
  • Specialized
87 5.3
cut
337 1.0
nick
200 3.6

Surface Forms

section singular
sections plural

Morphology

section = sect (opaque) = sect + ion

The word 'section' is derived from 'sect' with the addition of '-ion', but the meaning related to cutting is not transparent from 'sect'.

Etymology

Section comes from the Latin secare 'to cut', which is why in medicine a section can mean the act of cutting into tissue during an operation or when preparing samples to study.