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Defenition of the word excision

    • Defenition of the word excision

      • Surgical removal of any part or organ.
      • surgical removal of a body part or tissue
      • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
      • the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society
      • 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"
      • 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
      • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

    Synonyms for the word excision

      • ablation
      • cutting out
      • extirpation

    Hyponyms for the word excision

      • adenoidectomy
      • adrenalectomy
      • appendectomy
      • appendicectomy
      • cholecystectomy
      • clitoridectomy
      • embolectomy
      • endarterectomy
      • enervation
      • ennervation
      • 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

    Hypernyms for the word excision

      • banishment
      • editing
      • operation
      • proscription
      • pull
      • pulling
      • redaction
      • surgery
      • surgical operation
      • surgical procedure
      • surgical process

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