excision
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ən, ɪk- noun
1.
the act of removal; an excising.
2.
Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.
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| —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 | |
| excision2 | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
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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Excision is the cutting out of an organ, tissue, or other body part from the patient.
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