Meaning & use
Transected
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Cut across or divided something transversely, especially a biological structure such as a nerve or vessel.
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The surgeon carefully transected the damaged tendon before repairing it.
A falling branch had transected the young sapling's trunk.
A note on using this word
Common in surgical and anatomical contexts, from Latin "trans-" (across) plus "secare" (to cut).
Words with a similar meaning
severedbisected
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Words with an opposite meaning
joined
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