Resection
Surgical removal of part of an organ.
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Reservoir of infection. From the French reservoir, from reserver meaning to reserve.
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- Resident
In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and is receiving training in a specialized area, such as surgery, internal medicine, pathology, or radiology. Board certification in all medical and surgical specialties requires the satisfactory completion of a residency program and successful completion of a specialty board examination.