SECTION | • section n. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. • section n. A part, piece, subdivision of anything. • section n. A part of a document, especially a major#Adjective part; often notated with §. |
BISECTION | • bisection n. A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts. • bisection n. (Computing) The act of bisecting. • BISECTION n. the act of bisecting. |
EXSECTION | • exsection n. A cutting out or away. • exsection n. (Surgery) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb, especially the removal of a portion of a… • EXSECTION n. a cutting out. |
INSECTION | • insection n. A cutting in; incision. • INSECTION n. a cutting in, an incision. |
RESECTION | • resection n. (Medicine) The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part. • resection n. (Surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points. • resection n. A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced. |
DISSECTION | • dissection n. The act of dissecting, or something dissected. • dissection n. A minute and detailed examination or analysis. • dissection n. (Medicine) surgical removal. |
MIDSECTION | • midsection n. The middle section of something. • midsection n. The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist. • MIDSECTION n. the middle section of something. |
SUBSECTION | • subsection n. A defined part of a section. • subsection n. (Law) A subpart of a legal document such as law. • subsection n. (Taxonomy, zoology) An informal taxonomic category below section and above family. |
TRISECTION | • trisection n. (Geometry) The division of an angle into three equal parts. • TRISECTION n. the act of trisecting. |
TRANSECTION | • transection n. (Surgery) A transverse cut or division. • transection n. (Surgery) The creation of a transverse cut or division. • TRANSECTION n. a cutting across. |
VENESECTION | • venesection n. (Medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; phlebotomy. • VENESECTION n. the act of opening a vein in bloodletting. |
VENISECTION | • VENISECTION n. surgical incision into a vein. |
VIVISECTION | • vivisection n. The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of… • VIVISECTION n. the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation. |
INTERSECTION | • intersection n. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. • intersection n. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover. • intersection n. (Geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two… |
QUADRISECTION | • quadrisection n. The action of dividing something into four parts. • quadrisection n. One quarter of something. • QUADRISECTION n. division into four equal parts. |
ANTIVIVISECTION | • antivivisection adj. Opposed to vivisection. • ANTIVIVISECTION adj. opposed to vivivsection. |
MICRODISSECTION | • microdissection n. A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments. • MICRODISSECTION n. dissection under the microscope. |