excision

[ ek-sizh-uh n, ik- ]

/ ɛkˈsɪʒ ən, ɪk- /

the act of removal; an excising.

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

Nearby words

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

ex·ci·sion·al, adjective

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No apology is necessary for the excision of the reviewer's unreasonably long extracts from the poem.
Early Reviews of English Poets|John Louis Haney
Among these is the excision of a sentence hitherto preserved in the text, and now relegated to the margin (p. 205).
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne
When excision is impracticable, benefit may be derived from the use of radium or of the X-rays.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
After the excision of the growth, a small piece of skin is removed from the leg and sewn to the denuded area.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

Excision of a completely ankylosed shoulder or elbow may restore free mobility and usefulness to the limb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various