Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to
   cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]
   To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.

Source : WordNet®

resect
     v : surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn: {eviscerate}]