section
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(sek′shŏn)

[L. sectio, stem section-, a cutting]
1. The act of cutting.
2. A division or segment of a part.
SEE: plane for illus
3. A surface made by cutting.
4. In radiology, a slice.
SEE: slice
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(sek′shŏn)

[L. sectio, stem section-, a cutting]
1. The act of cutting.
2. A division or segment of a part.
SEE: plane for illus
3. A surface made by cutting.
4. In radiology, a slice.
SEE: slice
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Section." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733626/all/cross_section.
Section. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733626/all/cross_section. Accessed March 25, 2023.
Section. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733626/all/cross_section
Section [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 25]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733626/all/cross_section.
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