Meanings
plural excisions
- countableuncountablebiologyThe removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
- countableuncountablemathematicsThe fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe removal of some text during editing.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
nounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
nounthe 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
nounthe act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinexcīsiō(n)
- Middle Frenchexcision
- Englishexcision
From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اِسْتِئْصَال
- اِسْتِئْصَال (istiʔṣāl)removal of a tumor etc. but cutting
Bulgarian изрязване
- изрязване (izrjazvane)removal of a tumor etc. but cutting
Catalan excisió
- excisióremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Danish bortskæring
- bortskæringremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Dutch excisie
- excisieremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Finnish pois leikkaus, poisto
- pois leikkausremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
- poistoremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
- poisleikkausremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Indonesian eksisi
- eksisiremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Portuguese excisão
- excisãoremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Russian выреза́ние
- выреза́ние (vyrezánije)removal of a tumor etc. but cutting
Spanish escisión
- escisiónremoval of a tumor etc. but cutting
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with excision
Cite this entry
excision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excision
“excision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excision. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excision,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excision.
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