excision
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Origin of excision
1480–90; < Latin excīsiōn- (stem of excīsiō ) a cutting out. See excise 2, -ion
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Some of the approaches used in RRM — such as fertility awareness, endometriosis excision, or management of polycystic ovary syndrome — can improve fertility for some patients.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
These included a mastectomy and lymph node procedure performed in 28 minutes, and an excision of benign thickened breast tissue in 10 minutes, "which the review team considered to have been unnecessary".
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
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
It’s hard enough to tell what is and isn’t real these days without Google giving people the tools to turn every photograph into a deepfake by excision.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023
The best comedies of Congreve and Wycherley would seem intolerable to us without this excision.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
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