1. excision - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): editing, redaction
2. excision - noun
· surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Synonym(s): ablation, extirpation, cutting_out
Hypernym(s): operation, surgery, surgical_operation, surgical_procedure, surgical_process
3. excision - noun
· 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
Synonym(s): excommunication
Hypernym(s): banishment, proscription
4. excision - noun
· the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Synonym(s): extirpation, deracination
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