excision
noun/ɪkˈsɪʒn/
/ɪkˈsɪʒn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal or specialist)- the act of removing something completely from something; the thing removed
- to demonstrate three types of surgical excision
- The numerous excisions have destroyed the literary value of the text.
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