Metszése

Metszése is a Hungarian term describing the action of cutting, pruning, or sectioning material. In everyday use it most often refers to the pruning of plants, but it can also describe incisions or minuscular cutting in medical, scientific, and technical contexts.

In horticulture and agriculture metsztése (pruning) denotes the selective removal of plant parts to improve health, shape, and productivity. Pruning helps to remove dead or diseased wood, balance growth, open light and air circulation, and stimulate fruiting or flowering. Practitioners consider factors such as species, season, tree age, and the plant’s growth habit, employing tools ranging from hand pruners to saws. Good practice emphasizes clean cuts, proper cutting angles, and sanitation to prevent disease; over-pruning or incorrect timing can stress the plant and reduce vigor.

In medicine and biology, metsztése can refer to incisions or dissection of tissues. In histology or pathology, the term is used for the preparation of tissue sections for microscopic examination, which requires careful technique to preserve structure and obtain suitable slices.

In technical fields such as materials science or geology, metsztése may denote the process of cutting or sectioning specimens to study internal features. Across contexts, the underlying idea is the deliberate creation of a cut or opening to enable observation, growth management, or analysis.

Etymologically, the word derives from the verb metszeni, meaning “to cut.” See also branches such as metszi (to prune) and metsztés (the act of cutting or sectioning).