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n 1 : the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting : esp : the action of dividing (as tissues) surgically <nerve > <abdominal > - see CESAREAN SECTION 2 : a natural subdivision of a taxonomic group 3 : a very thin slice (as of tissue) suitable for microscopic examination vt, sec*tioned sec*tion*ing 1 : to divide (a body part or organ) surgically < a nerve> 2 : to cut (fixed tissue) into thin slices for microscopic examination .
Similar sounding terms: suction
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