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excision

American  
[ek-sizh-uhn, ik-] / ɛkˈsɪʒ ən, ɪk- /

noun

  1. the act of removal; an excising.

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

  3. excommunication.

Other Word Forms

  • excisional adjective

Etymology

Origin of excision

1480–90; < Latin excīsiōn- (stem of excīsiō ) a cutting out. See excise 2, -ion

Example Sentences

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To treat it, she went through excision surgeries and a hysterectomy, and also healed herself with herbs.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

Four months after excision surgery for endometriosis, and a hysterectomy for adenomyosis, she was worried the bleeding was a sign of delayed complications.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

The excision was finalized by Jacksonville’s former mayor, a Republican who once served as his party’s statewide chair.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

But with proper treatment, with the proper excision, there's a way to manage it.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

We have here an interesting case of tumour of the parotid, originally cartilaginous but now assuming malignant characteristics, and therefore requiring excision.

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

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