excision

ɪkˈsɪʒən

Definition

Definition of excision - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

editingremoval of text or parts of a document

The editor recommended the excision of the entire paragraph..

cut

deletion

removal

medical

TECH.

removal of a tumor or body part by cutting

TECH.

The surgeon performed an excision to remove the tumor.

ablation

removal

resection

biology

TECH.

removal of a gene from genetic material

TECH.

Gene excision was necessary for the experiment.

deletion

removal

removal

Rare

act of uprooting or eradicating something

Rare

The excision of invasive plants helped restore the ecosystem.

elimination

eradication

removal

religion

Dated

expulsion from a religious community

Dated

The church announced the excision of the member.

banishment

excommunication

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Origin of excision

Latin, excidere (to cut out)

Terms with excision included in their meaning

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simple mastectomy

surgery type

breast excision for illness, not taking lymph nodes or chest muscle

neurectomy

medical

surgical excision of a nerve segment

neurectomy

surgery

surgical excision of an entire nerve

phlebectomy

surgery term

operative excision of a blood vessel, sometimes performed for varicosities

Examples of excision in a sentence

Excision of redundant data improved the report's clarity.
Excision of the cyst was necessary to prevent infection.
The doctor recommended excision to treat the condition.
The excision of the faulty gene was successful.
Excision of DNA segments can alter genetic expression.
The excision of the tumor was successful.

Excision of outdated laws improved governance.
His excision from the sect was unexpected.
Excision from the group left him isolated.

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French:suppression, excision, ...
German:Exzision, Ausrottung, ...
Italian:eliminazione, escissione, ...
Spanish:supresión, extirpación, ...
Portuguese:excisão, extirpação, ...
Chinese:删节, 切除术, ...
Japanese:削除, 摘出, ...
Arabic:حذف, اِسْتِئْصَال, ...
Hebrew:הֲסָרָה, כְּרִיתָה, ...
Russian:удаление, иссечение, ...
Ukrainian:видалення, ексцизія, ...
Hindi:विलोपन, उच्छेदन, ...
Bengali:অপসারণ, কর্তন, ...
Catalan:supressió, excisió, ...
Czech:vypuštění, excize, ...
Danish:fjernelse, ekscision, ...
Dutch:excisie, uitsnijding, ...
Greek:διαγραφή, εκτομή, ...
Hungarian:kihagyás, kimetszés, ...
Khmer:ការកាត់ចេញ, ការកាត់យកចេញ, ...
Korean:삭제, 절제술, ...
Persian:حذف, برش, ...
Polish:usunięcie, ekscyzja, ...
Portuguese (BR):exclusão, excisão, ...
Romanian:excludere, extirpare, ...
Swedish:borttagning, utskärning, ...
Thai:การตัดออก, การผ่าตัดเอาออก, ...
Turkish:çıkarma, eksizyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự cắt bỏ, cắt bỏ, ...

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