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noun
The removal of some text during editing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: deletion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: resection, -ectomy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: extirpation, deracination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull, pulling
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: excommunication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: banishment, proscription
noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Narrower terms: adenoidectomy, adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, clitoridectomy, female circumcision, embolectomy, endarterectomy, enervation, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, ovariectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, septectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, vulvectomy
noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: deletion, cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: editing, redaction
History
From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
