resectional

English

Etymology

From resection +‎ -al.

Adjective

resectional (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to resection, the surgical excision of part of a tissue.
   • 2007 July 18, Lawrence K. Altman, “TB Patient Has Surgery to Remove Part of Lung”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A major factor is that a review in 2004 of 15 years’ experience in treating resistant tuberculosis at National Jewish found that “the most important single variable we had associated with favorable outcome was resectional surgery.”

Anagrams

• secretional