EXCISION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of pulling up or out
   • uprooting
   • cutting off from existence
   Synonym(s)
   • deracination (what does deracination mean?)
   • extirpation (what does extirpation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) excision is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pulling (what does pulling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • uproot (what does uproot mean?)
   • extirpate (what does extirpate mean?)
   • deracinate (what does deracinate mean?)
   • root out (what does root out mean?)
   • uproot (what does uproot mean?)
   • eradicate (what does eradicate mean?)
   • extirpate (what does extirpate mean?)
   • exterminate (what does exterminate mean?)
   • uproot (what does uproot mean?)
   • extirpate (what does extirpate mean?)
   • deracinate (what does deracinate mean?)
   • root out (what does root out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • excommunication (what does excommunication mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) excision is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • banishment (what does banishment mean?)
   • proscription (what does proscription mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • excommunicate (what does excommunicate mean?)
   • curse (what does curse mean?)
3. Meaning
   • surgical removal of a body part or tissue
   Synonym(s)
   • ablation (what does ablation mean?)
   • cutting out (what does cutting out mean?)
   • extirpation (what does extirpation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) excision is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • operation (what does operation mean?)
   • surgery (what does surgery mean?)
   • surgical operation (what does surgical operation mean?)
   • surgical procedure (what does surgical procedure mean?)
   • surgical process (what does surgical process mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adenoidectomy (what does adenoidectomy mean?)
   • adrenalectomy (what does adrenalectomy mean?)
   • suprarenalectomy (what does suprarenalectomy mean?)
   • appendectomy (what does appendectomy mean?)
   • appendicectomy (what does appendicectomy mean?)
   • cholecystectomy (what does cholecystectomy mean?)
   • clitoridectomy (what does clitoridectomy mean?)
   • female circumcision (what does female circumcision mean?)
   • embolectomy (what does embolectomy mean?)
   • endarterectomy (what does endarterectomy mean?)
   • ennervation (what does ennervation mean?)
   • hypophysectomy (what does hypophysectomy mean?)
   • hysterectomy (what does hysterectomy mean?)
   • laminectomy (what does laminectomy mean?)
   • laryngectomy (what does laryngectomy mean?)
   • lithotomy (what does lithotomy mean?)
   • lobectomy (what does lobectomy mean?)
   • lumpectomy (what does lumpectomy mean?)
   • mastectomy (what does mastectomy mean?)
   • mastoidectomy (what does mastoidectomy mean?)
   • meniscectomy (what does meniscectomy mean?)
   • nephrectomy (what does nephrectomy mean?)
   • neurectomy (what does neurectomy mean?)
   • oophorectomy (what does oophorectomy mean?)
   • ovariectomy (what does ovariectomy mean?)
   • oophorosalpingectomy (what does oophorosalpingectomy mean?)
   • ophthalmectomy (what does ophthalmectomy mean?)
   • orchidectomy (what does orchidectomy mean?)
   • orchiectomy (what does orchiectomy mean?)
   • pancreatectomy (what does pancreatectomy mean?)
   • pneumonectomy (what does pneumonectomy mean?)
   • prostatectomy (what does prostatectomy mean?)
   • salpingectomy (what does salpingectomy mean?)
   • sigmoidectomy (what does sigmoidectomy mean?)
   • splenectomy (what does splenectomy mean?)
   • stapedectomy (what does stapedectomy mean?)
   • sympathectomy (what does sympathectomy mean?)
   • thrombectomy (what does thrombectomy mean?)
   • thyroidectomy (what does thyroidectomy mean?)
   • tonsillectomy (what does tonsillectomy mean?)
   • vasectomy (what does vasectomy mean?)
   • vulvectomy (what does vulvectomy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • excise (what does excise mean?)
   • extirpate (what does extirpate mean?)
   • ablate (what does ablate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
   Synonym(s)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • deletion (what does deletion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an editor’’s deletions frequently upset young authors
   • both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
   Hypernyms(s) excision is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • editing (what does editing mean?)
   • redaction (what does redaction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • expunge (what does expunge mean?)
   • excise (what does excise mean?)
   • delete (what does delete mean?)
   • cancel (what does cancel mean?)
   • edit (what does edit mean?)
   • blue-pencil (what does blue-pencil mean?)
   • delete (what does delete mean?)