excision

[ ek-sizh-uhn, ik- ]
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noun
  1. the act of removal; an excising.

  2. Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.

Origin of excision

1
1480–90; <Latin excīsiōn- (stem of excīsiō) a cutting out. See excise2, -ion

Other words from excision

  • ex·ci·sion·al, adjective

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