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circumsecting

circumsecting is the present participle and gerund 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 circumsecting

What is circumsecting the present participle and gerund of?
Circumsecting is the present participle and gerund of circumsect.

Words near circumsecting in the dictionary

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

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