resect
Cut out tissue
To resect is to surgically remove part of an organ or tissue: The surgeon resected a portion of the colon.
The term is standard in medical contexts, describing precise excision rather than complete removal.
A resection is the procedure itself: The tumor required a liver resection.
Invasive medical procedure
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- removalAct of taking away
- operationProcess of working
- lumpectomyExcision of abnormal growth
mastectomy · nephrectomy · lobectomy · colectomy · gastrectomy · hysterectomy · hepatectomy · prostatectomy
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- sutureMedical wound closure
cautery · retraction · clamping · ligature · sterile · meticulous · dexterity · anatomical
Coiled, or an injury
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- suturesMedical wound closures
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- granulationMaking into small grains
scar · tissue · regeneration · collagen · fibroblasts · angiogenesis · inflammation · remodeling
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- aftercarePost-procedure recovery support
- restCessation of activity
restoration · postoperative · healing · mobility · discharge · followup · complications · prognosis
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
lumpectomy · mastectomy · nephrectomy · lobectomy · colectomy · gastrectomy · hysterectomy · hepatectomy · prostatectomy · thyroidectomy
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
suture · cautery · retraction · clamping · ligature · sterile · meticulous · dexterity · anatomical · margins
wound
Coiled, or an injury
granulation · scar · tissue · regeneration · collagen · fibroblasts · angiogenesis · inflammation · remodeling · contraction
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- aftercarePost-procedure recovery support
rest · restoration · postoperative · healing · mobility · discharge · followup · complications · prognosis · resumption