resection. 1  Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location. 2  Surgery. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
splutters; spluttered; spluttering. Learner's definition of SPLUTTER. 1. [no object] : to make a series of short, loud noises like the noises of someone who is struggling to breathe. She coughed and spluttered as she climbed out of the icy water. The old lawn mower spluttered [=sputtered] to life.
Spluttering faucets are the primary indicator of air pockets in a building's water lines. This is an annoyance but is not dangerous. In some cases, however, the gas trapped in the pipes is methane rather than air. Methane is naturally present in many well systems and is not dangerous unless it accumulates in the pipes.