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excisional

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ex⋅ci⋅sion

  [ek-sizh-uhn, ik-]
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–noun
1. the act of removal; an excising.
2. Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.
3. excommunication.
Origin:
1480–90; < L excīsiōn- (s. of excīsiō) a cutting out. See excise 2 , -ion

Related forms:
ex⋅ci⋅sion⋅al, adjective
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Main Entry: ex·ci·sion
Pronunciation: ik-'sizh-&n
Function: noun
: surgical removal or resection (as of a diseased part) —ex·ci·sion·al /-'sizh-n&l, -&n-&l/ adjective
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excision ex·ci·sion (ĭk-sĭzh'ən)
n.

  1. Surgical removal by cutting, as of a tumor or a portion of a structure or organ. Also called exsection.

  2. A recombination event in which a genetic element is removed.

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