Excision Synonyms

The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. extirpation
  2. extraction
  3. cutting
  4. abscission
  5. ablation
  6. deracination
  7. cutting-out
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. excommunication
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The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. deletion
  2. cut

Words Related to Excision

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Excision Sentence Examples

  • A similar instrument is used in surgery for operations involving the excision of portions of bone.

  • Strong chemicals may be applied as well as surgical excision with or without electrocautery.

  • The excision of detailed farming matters from early years is also notable.

  • Different views on subscription and discipline, and the arbitrary act of excision were the barriers to union, but these were removed; in 1758 the adopting act was re-established in its original breadth, the "Synod of New York and Philadelphia" was formed, and the reunion was signalized by the formation of the presbytery of Hanover in Virginia.

  • Continued growth usually requires surgical excision before it reaches the pupil.

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