resect

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

resect
    v 1: surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn:
         {resect}, {eviscerate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]