excision
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Etymology
Origin of excision
1480–90; < Latin excīsiōn- (stem of excīsiō ) a cutting out. See excise 2, -ion
Example Sentences
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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
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
It is treated surgically, not as formerly by amputation of the toe, but the toe is made permanently to lie flat by the simple excision of the small digital joint.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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