Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of cutting out or off; surgical removal: "excision" refers to the surgical procedure of removing a body part, tissue, or growth.
   • The act of removing something by cutting: It can also mean the act of deleting or removing a section from a text or document.
   • The state of being cut off or excluded: In a formal or religious context, it can mean the act of banishing or cutting someone off from a group.

Usage and Examples

• Surgical Context:

  • The excision of the tumor was successful.
  • The doctor recommended an excision of the damaged tissue.

• Editorial/Textual Context:

  • The editor's excision of three paragraphs tightened the article.
  • The excision of that controversial clause from the contract was necessary.

• Formal/Exclusion Context:

  • His excision from the club followed a breach of conduct.
  • The practice of excision from the religious community is rare.

Advanced Usage

• "Complete excision": In medicine, this refers to the total removal of a lesion or organ, often with a margin of healthy tissue.

  • The biopsy confirmed a complete excision of the melanoma.

• "Editorial excision": The deliberate removal of parts of a text to shorten it or alter its content.

  • The manuscript underwent significant editorial excision before publication.

Variants and Related Words

• Excise (verb): To remove by cutting out, especially surgically or from a text.

  • The surgeon will excise the cyst.
  • The author asked them not to excise any key arguments.

• Excisional (adjective): Pertaining to or involving excision.

  • An excisional biopsy removes the entire lump.

Synonyms

• Removal: The act of taking away or off.
• Resection: A specific surgical term for cutting out tissue or part of an organ.
• Deletion: The act of removing written or printed matter.
• Extirpation: The complete removal or eradication of something.

Antonyms

• Insertion: The act of putting something in.
• Inclusion: The act of including or being included within a group or structure.
• Grafting: The process of attaching or implanting living tissue.

Related Phrases and Terms

• "Wide local excision": A surgical procedure to remove a tumor along with a wide margin of normal tissue.

  • The patient underwent a wide local excision for the skin cancer.

• "Excision repair": (Biology) A DNA repair mechanism where a damaged segment is cut out and replaced.

  • Nucleotide excision repair corrects DNA damage from UV light.

Noun

1. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
2. 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
3. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
4. 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