Definitions for excision
ɛkˈsɪʒ ən, ɪk-ex·ci·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deletion, excision, cutnoun

   the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

   "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

2. ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excisionnoun

   surgical removal of a body part or tissue

3. excommunication, excisionnoun

   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

4. extirpation, excision, deracinationnoun

   the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excisionnoun

   The deletion of some text during editing.

2. excisionnoun

   The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.

3. excisionnoun

   The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.

4. excisionnoun

   The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excisionnoun

   Extirpation; destruction; ruin; the act of cutting off; the state of being cut off.

   Etymology: excisio, Latin.

   Pride is one of the fatallest instruments of excision. Decay of Piety.

   Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have filled up the measure of iniquities, and are grown ripe for excision. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. excision

   Excision refers to the act or process of removing something by cutting it out. This term is commonly used in medical contexts, where it may refer to the surgical removal of a tumor, organ, or other bodily tissue. However, it can also be used more generally to describethe removal or deletion of a segment or a part from a whole, or eliminating something undesirable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excisionnoun

   the act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction

2. Excisionnoun

   the act of cutting off from the church; excommunication

3. Excisionnoun

   the removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument

4. Etymology: [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See Excide.]

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1. Excision

   Excision is a 2008 short horror film written and directed by Richard Bates Jr.

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1. excision

   Song lyrics by excision -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by excision on the Lyrics.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excision

   with a deep cut: a notch or other cut-out part.

Matched Categories

1. • Banishment
   • Pull

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How to pronounce excision?

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How to say excision in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of excision in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of excision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of excision in a Sentence

1. Salman Rushdie:

   Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=excision
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excision
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=excision
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excision
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=excision
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=excision
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=excision