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excision

[ek-sizh-uhn, ik-]

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noun

the act of removal; an excising.

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

excommunication.

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

Related forms

ex·ci·sion·al, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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World English Dictionary

excise² (ɪkˈsaɪz)

—vb
1.	to delete (a passage, sentence, etc); expunge
2.	to remove (an organ, structure, or part) surgically

[C16: from Latin excīdere to cut down; see excide]

excision²

—n

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Word Origin & History

excision

late 15c., from L. excisionem, noun of action from excidere (see excise).

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Medical Dictionary

excision ex·ci·sion (ĭk-sĭzh'ən)
n.

Surgical removal by cutting, as of a tumor or a portion of a structure or organ. Also called exsection.
A recombination event in which a genetic element is removed.

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