excision

[ek-sizh-uh n, ik-]

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noun

the act of removal; an excising.

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

excommunication.

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Origin of excision

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

Related formsex·ci·sion·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for excision

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

Word Origin and History for excision

excision

late 15c., from Middle French excision (14c.) and directly from Latin excisionem (nominative excisio), noun of action from past participle stem of excidere (see excise (v.)).

Medicine definitions for excision

excision

[ĭk-sĭzh′ən]

n.

Surgical removal by cutting, as of a tumor or a portion of a structure or organ.exsection

A recombination event in which a genetic element is removed.

excision

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