excision
excision · excisions
вырезание
The removal of some text during editingThe removal of some text during editing.
/ɪkˈsɪʒən/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The removal of some text during editing.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
выреза́ниеvyrezánije
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
(countable, uncountable)The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
removal of a tumor etc. but cutting:
Origin
From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).
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Forms
plural: excisionsSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence:extirpationderacination
- 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:excommunication
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage:deletioncut
- surgical removal of a body part or tissue:ablationextirpationcutting out
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable