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English noun: excision | |||
| 1. | excision (communication) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | ||
| Samples | An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors. Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, deletion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | editing, redaction | ||
| 2. | excision (act) surgical removal of a body part or tissue | ||
| Synonyms | ablation, cutting out, extirpation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adenoidectomy, adrenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, clitoridectomy, embolectomy, endarterectomy, enervation, female circumcision, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, septectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, suprarenalectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, vulvectomy | ||
| 3. | excision (act) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | excommunication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||
| 4. | excision (act) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||
| Synonyms | deracination, extirpation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pull, pulling | ||
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