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.
splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged) ( 1 informal) To gush, to flow or move in a rush. The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips. ( 2 colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.