How to pronounce "excision"

• "excision" pronounced in English.

• "excision" pronounced in French.

Meanings and definitions of "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"

Synonyms:

• deletion
• excision
• cut

Noun

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Synonyms:

• ablation
• extirpation
• cutting out
• 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

Synonyms:

• excommunication
• excision

Noun

the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Synonyms:

• extirpation
• excision
• deracination