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excision

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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excision (countable and uncountable, plural excisions)

  1. The removal of some text during editing.
    Synonym: deletion
    Coordinate terms: redaction, abridgment
  2. (surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
    Synonyms: resection, -ectomy
  3. (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
  4. (topology) 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.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛk.si.zjɔ̃/
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Noun

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excision f (plural excisions)

  1. excision

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin excīsiō.

Noun

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excision f (plural excisions)

  1. excision; removal by cutting
    • 1549, Jean Tagault, Les institutions chirurgiques:
      Quand le patient refuse ayde et remedes necessaires a la curation de la maladie, laquelle de soy est incurable, comme excision d'ung chancre qui occupe quelque membre.
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Descendants

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  • English: excision
  • French: excision