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.
verb (used with object), spliced, splicing. 1. to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 2. to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 3. to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing.