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English
Etymology
From section + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
Noun
sectionectomy (plural sectionectomies)
- (surgery) Removal of a section of an organ.
2014 November 30, In Sung Kim, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, “Feasibility of laparoscopic liver resection for giant hemangioma of greater than 6 cm in diameter”, in Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, volume 18, →DOI:The median operation time was 522 minutes (range, 422 to 605 minutes) for right hepatectomy, 220 minutes (range, 144 to 271 minutes) for left lateral sectionectomy, and 90 minutes for wedge resection.