excision

Letters that make excision

s, o, e, n, c, i, x are letters that make 'excision'

Words within excision

Sion, si, CIS, Ci, XC, SI, ISI, xci, ex, on, xc, ci, Io, ion, Si are words within 'excision'

4 possible definitions for 'excision'

Excision as "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"

Under this definition, excision is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excommunication has the same meaning as excision

excision as a type

'excision' can be a type of banishment, proscription.

Derivatives of excision

excommunicate, unchurch, curse are derivatives of 'excision'.

Excision as "the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage"

Under this definition, excision is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deletion, cut have the same meaning as 'excision'

excision as a type

'excision' can be a type of editing, redaction.

Derivatives of excision

edit, blue-pencil, delete, expunge, scratch, cancel, excise, strike are derivatives of 'excision'.

Example of excision used within this context

"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors", "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"

Excision as "surgical removal of a body part or tissue"

Under this definition, excision is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

extirpation, ablation, cutting out have the same meaning as 'excision'

excision as a type

'excision' can be a type of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process.

Types of excision

lobectomy, septectomy, vasectomy, orchiectomy, meniscectomy, adenoidectomy, adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, endarterectomy, cholecystectomy, clitoridectomy, female circumcision, embolectomy, enervation, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, lithotomy, nephrectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, ovariectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vulvectomy are types of 'excision'.

Derivatives of excision

extirpate, ablate, excise are derivatives of 'excision'.

Excision as "the act of pulling up or out, uprooting, cutting off from existence"

Under this definition, excision is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

extirpation, deracination have the same meaning as 'excision'

excision as a type

'excision' can be a type of pull, pulling.

Derivatives of excision

extirpate, deracinate, root out, eradicate, exterminate, uproot are derivatives of 'excision'.


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