English Explanatory Dictionary

circumsect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut around the circumference (of some part of an organ or structure).

Word forms

circumsect circumsects circumsecting circumsected

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumsectus perfect passive participle of circumsecō (“to cut around”), from circum- (“around”) + secare (“to cut”).

Derived words

circumsection
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