To cut out; to surgically remove or excise tissue.
From Latin 'exsecare,' combining 'ex-' (out) and 'secare' (to cut). This is the primary medical term, used in surgical and anatomical contexts to describe precise removal of tissue.
While 'excise' is the common modern term, 'exsect' appears frequently in older medical literature and anatomical texts, carrying an air of formal, precise surgical procedure.
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