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Raresectioning
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.To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
- 2.To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
- 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.Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).
noun
- 1.A division into sections.
- 2.(mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.
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