excision, n.
(excisions)
(excisions)
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
<noun.act>
deracination excision extirpation
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the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
<noun.act>
excision excommunication
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surgical removal of a body part or tissue
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
ablation cutting out excision extirpation
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adenoidectomy
adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy
appendectomy, appendicectomy
cholecystectomy
clitoridectomy, female circumcision
embolectomy
endarterectomy
enervation
hypophysectomy
hysterectomy
laminectomy
laryngectomy
lithotomy
lobectomy
lumpectomy
mastectomy
mastoidectomy
meniscectomy
nephrectomy
neurectomy
oophorectomy, ovariectomy
oophorosalpingectomy
ophthalmectomy
orchidectomy, orchiectomy
pancreatectomy
pneumonectomy
prostatectomy
salpingectomy
septectomy
sigmoidectomy
splenectomy
stapedectomy
sympathectomy
thrombectomy
thyroidectomy
tonsillectomy
vasectomy
vulvectomy
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
<noun.communication>
cut deletion excision
sample sentences
"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors""both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
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