SECTIONING
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Scrabble
17
WWF
S(1) E(1) C(3) T(1) I(1) O(1) N(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
verb
- To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
- To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
- 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.
- Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).
noun
- A division into sections.
- (mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.
Source: Wiktionary
