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sectioning

The correct spelling is sectioning.

How to pronounce sectioning

verb

Say it like: Sec-sho-nin-g

The correct spelling is sectioning. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
  2. 2.To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
  3. 3.To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
  4. 4.Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

noun

  1. 1.A division into sections.
  2. 2.(mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.

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