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Definition of excision noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

excision

noun

/ɪkˈsɪʒn/

/ɪkˈsɪʒn/

[uncountable, countable] (formal or specialist)

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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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