excision

[ ek-sizh-uhn, ik- ]

noun

1. the act of removal; an excising. excise.
2. Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.
3. excommunication.

Other Words From

• ex·cision·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of excision¹

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

Example Sentences

After excision a mixture of water and vinegar should be kept in the mouth for some time.

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His description of the excision is rather clear and detailed.

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The excision of a few lines would alter, not indeed the general sense, but certainly the whole tone of the message.

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The most conservative reader is inclined here to agree with those who perform an act of excision upon the text of Homer.

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Yet this repetition so vitally organic is questioned by many critics, some of whom resort to excision.

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