resectableadj.
/rᵻˈsɛktəbl/, U.S. /rəˈsɛktəb(ə)l/, /riˈsɛktəb(ə)l/ Surgery.
Capable of being resected; suitable for treatment by resection. Cf. operable adj. 2.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > removal by surgical means > [adjective] > involving cutting away > cut away > capable of being
exsectile1861
resectable1862
1862 Amer. Med. Times 15 Nov. 272/1 In civil life, the diseases of the resectable bones, if unbroken, are generally not such as really impair the system.
1915 Internat. Clinics 1 84 In resectable cases the normal hook form of the stomach is usually preserved.
1948 Cancer 1 234/2 The inoperable group was found to have had symptoms over a somewhat shorter period of time than had the group with resectable lesions.
2004 European Jrnl. Surg. Oncol. 30 1124/1 The most used conventional treatment for advanced, resectable stage III or IV tumours.
Derivatives
reˌsectaˈbility n. the condition of being resectable; the degree to which something is resectable; cf. operability n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > removal by surgical means > [noun] > by cutting away > ability to be
resectability1915
1915 Coll. Papers Mayo Clin. 6 54 The Roentgen ray not only increases the percentage of correct diagnoses of cancer, but also furnishes some information as to resectability and the prospective operative requirements.
1934 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 23 42/1 The absence of demonstrable hepatic implants and lack of fixation to the parietal peritoneum are the most dependable evidences of resectability.
2002 Amer. Surgeon 68 330 Adenocarcinoma of the body of the pancreas has been traditionally associated with low resectability and poor prognosis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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