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Excision Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Excision has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

3

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

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

5

The deletion of some text during editing.

See Also
sialoadenectomy utriculoplasty gasserectomy zonulectomy retinectomy conization removal hemivulvectomy
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
editing operation banishment pull
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
adenoidectomy adrenalectomy appendectomy cholecystectomy clitoridectomy embolectomy endarterectomy enervation hypophysectomy hysterectomy laminectomy laryngectomy lithotomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy mastoidectomy meniscectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy orchidectomy pancreatectomy pneumonectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy septectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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