- exsect
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exsect
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Exsect — Ex*sect , v. t. [L. exsectio.] 1. A cutting out or away. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act or process of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exsect — index eviscerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
exsect — [ek sekt′] vt. [< L exsectus, pp. of exsecare < ex , out + secare, to cut: see SAW2] to cut out exsection n … English World dictionary
exsect — exsectile /ek sek tl, tuyl, til/, adj. exsection, n. /ek sekt /, v.t. to cut out. [1635 45; < L exsectus cut out, cut away, ptp. of ex(s)ecare, equiv. to ex EX 1 + secare to cut; see SECT] * * * … Universalium
exsect — Rarely used term for excise. [L. ex seco, pp. sectus, to cut out] * * * ex·sect ek sekt vt to cut out: EXCISE <an exsected uterus> ex·sec·tion sek shən n * * * ex·sect (ek sektґ) excise … Medical dictionary
exsect — v. cut away, amputate … English contemporary dictionary
exsect — /ɛkˈsɛkt/ (say ek sekt) verb (t) to cut out. {Latin exsectus, past participle} –exsection, noun …
exsect — (ˈ)ek|sekt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin exsectus, past participle of exsecare, from ex ex (I) + secare to cut more at saw : to cut out : excise an exsected uterus … Useful english dictionary
Exect — Ex*ect , v. t. [See {Exsect}.] To cut off or out. [Obs.] See {Exsect}. Harvey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eviscerate — I verb cut out, damage, debilitate, deprive of essential parts, deprive of force, deprive of vital parts, devitalize, dig out, disembowel, dismantle, embowel, enervate, enfeeble, exenterate, exsect, extract, gut, harm, impair injure, mar, pick… … Law dictionary
