circumsect
circumsect verb: to cut around the circumference (of some part of an organ or structure).
Verb
circumsect (third-person singular simple present circumsects, present participle circumsecting, simple past and past participle circumsected)
- To cut around the circumference (of some part of an organ or structure).
- The eye is circumsected near the margin of the iris, exposing the lens in the cup formed by the anterior half of the eye.1931, James Clyde Munch, Bioassays: a handbook of quantitative pharmacology
- If the stimulated cortical zone is circumsected so that most of the pathways available for intracortical elaboration of the excitation are severed, conditioned reflexes still occur to the cortical conditional stimulus.1967, Landauer, Thomas K, Readings in physiological psychology; the bodily basis of behavior
Forms of circumsect
| third-person singular present | circumsects |
|---|---|
| present participle | circumsecting |
| past participle | circumsected |
| past | circumsected |
Origin of circumsect
Borrowed from Latin circumsectus perfect passive participle of circumsecō (“to cut around”), from circum- (“around”) + secare (“to cut”).
Words formed from circumsect
Questions about circumsect
- What does circumsect mean?
- Circumsect means to cut around the circumference (of some part of an organ or structure).
- What part of speech is circumsect?
- Circumsect is a verb.
- What is the past tense of circumsect?
- The past tense of circumsect is circumsected.
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