切除 (qiēchú) — to excise, to surgically remove
HSK 7 | verb | surgical removal of tissue, an organ, or a lesion from the body
切除 (qiēchú)
切除 is the precise surgical term for excision — the deliberate removal of tissue, an organ, or a pathological lesion from the body by cutting. It is distinguished from simpler terms like 去除 (to remove) by its strict surgical connotation and is used across all surgical subspecialties. The term appears in operative reports, surgical consent forms, oncological treatment plans, and clinical research.
Meanings
- verb to excise; to surgically remove tissue, organs, or pathological lesions
Example Sentences
腹腔镜技术的普及使外科医生能在微创条件下切除病变组织。 Fùqiāngjìng jìshù de pǔjí shǐ wàikē yīshēng néng zài wēichuāng tiáojiàn xià qiēchú bìngbiàn zǔzhī. The widespread use of laparoscopy enables surgeons to excise pathological tissue under minimally invasive conditions.
根治性乳腺癌切除术要求彻底清扫同侧腋窝淋巴结。 Gēnzhìxìng rǔxiàn'ái qiēchú shù yāoqiú chèdǐ qīngsǎo tóngcè yèwō línbā jié. Radical mastectomy requires thorough dissection of ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes.
手术中切除的组织标本须立即送病理科进行冰冻切片分析。 Shǒushù zhōng qiēchú de zǔzhī biāoběn xū lìjí sòng bìnglǐ kē jìnxíng bīngdòng qiēpiàn fēnxī. Tissue specimens excised during surgery must be immediately sent to the pathology department for frozen section analysis.
对于早期结直肠癌，内镜黏膜切除术可实现根治性切除。 Duìyú zǎoqī jiézhícháng'ái, nèijìng niánmó qiēchú shù kě shíxiàn gēnzhìxìng qiēchú. For early colorectal cancer, endoscopic mucosal resection can achieve curative excision.
神经外科医生需在术中神经监测引导下精准切除肿瘤边界。 Shénjīng wàikē yīshēng xū zài shù zhōng shénjīng jiāncè yǐndǎo xià jīngzhǔn qiēchú zhǒngliú biānjiè. Neurosurgeons must precisely excise tumor margins under intraoperative neurological monitoring guidance.
切缘阳性提示肿瘤切除不彻底，需考虑再次手术或辅助治疗。 Qiē yuán yángxìng tíshì zhǒngliú qiēchú bù chèdǐ, xū kǎolǜ zàicì shǒushù huò fǔzhù zhìliáo. A positive surgical margin indicates incomplete tumor excision, necessitating consideration of re-excision or adjuvant therapy.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 根治性切除 (gēnzhìxìng qiēchú) | curative/radical excision |
| 切除术 (qiēchú shù) | excision surgery (surgical procedure) |
| 切除范围 (qiēchú fànwéi) | extent/scope of excision |
| 切缘 (qiē yuán) | surgical margin |
| 微创切除 (wēichuāng qiēchú) | minimally invasive excision |
Usage Notes
切除 is strictly a surgical term and cannot be used metaphorically in formal clinical writing. Surgeons distinguish between partial excision (部分切除), total excision (全切除), and radical excision (根治性切除) based on the extent of tissue removed and oncological intent. The word appears in operative reports as both a standalone verb and in compound surgical procedure names.
In oncological contexts, whether切除 achieves negative margins (切缘阴性) is the key quality indicator — it determines whether additional therapy is needed. The term is also used in procedural coding systems in Chinese healthcare and in surgical consent documentation, where precise description of what will be removed is a legal requirement.
Memory Hook
切 (to cut) + 除 (to eliminate/remove) — "cut and eliminate": exactly what a surgeon does when excising diseased tissue.