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circumsects

circumsects is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 circumsects

What is circumsects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Circumsects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumsect.

Words near circumsects in the dictionary

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

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