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(surgery, transitive) To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means..
The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.
Use resect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Resect means (surgery, transitive) To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.
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