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excision

noun ex·ci·sion \ik-ˈsi-zhən\

Definition of EXCISION

:  the act or procedure of removing by or as if by cutting out; especially :  surgical removal or resection
— ex·ci·sion·al \-ˈsizh-nəl, -zhə-nəl\ adjective
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Origin of EXCISION

Middle French, from Latin excision-, excisio, from excidere
First Known Use: 1541

Rhymes with EXCISION

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, envision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, recision, rescission, revision
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excision

noun ex·ci·sion \ik-ˈsizh-ən\

Medical Definition of EXCISION

:  surgical removal or resection (as of a diseased part)
—ex·ci·sion·al \-ˈsizh-nəl, -ən-əl\ adjective

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