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circumsected

circumsected is the simple past and past participle of circumsect.

Meaning of circumsect

Verb

circumsect (third-person singular simple present circumsects, present participle circumsecting, simple past and past participle circumsected)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about circumsected

What is circumsected the simple past and past participle of?
Circumsected is the simple past and past participle of circumsect.

Words near circumsected in the dictionary

  1. circumscriptive
  2. circumscriptively
  3. circumscriptly
  4. circumsecondary
  5. circumsect
  6. circumsected
  7. circumsecting
  8. circumsection
  9. circumsects
  10. circumsised
  11. circumsolar

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