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How to pronounce excision in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cut, deletion
Type of redaction, editing
Derivation excise


both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause.
Type Words
Synonyms deracination, extirpation
Type of pulling, pull
Type Words
Synonyms ablation, cutting out, extirpation
Type of surgical procedure, operation, surgical operation, surgical process, surgery
Has types clitoridectomy, embolectomy, endarterectomy, enervation, female circumcision, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, vulvectomy, adrenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, adenoidectomy, salpingectomy, septectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, suprarenalectomy
Derivation excise
Type Words
Synonyms excommunication
Type of banishment, proscription

Examples of excision

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That excision wasn't surprising, since the group isn't much on thumping grooves.
From the washingtonpost.com
The excision of these scenes undercut the film's reputation for nearly 50 years.
From the usatoday.com
Round 1 The next step was scheduling the excision to remove the offending tissue.
From the omaha.com
But the current proposal would be the single biggest excision in Kenya's history.
From the economist.com
Adjuvant radiotherapy may also be used after surgical excision for liposarcoma.
From the en.wikipedia.org
About halfway through the excision, the little devil woke up and bit my finger.
From the tennessean.com
Treating such tumors is often more than just a matter of simple surgical excision.
From the scienceblogs.com
Malaria, tuberculosis, genital excision and fistula were once the primary problems.
From the latimes.com
Additionally ceramics were decorated by sculpting, incision, excision, and grooving.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Deletion: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
  • Ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • Excommunication: 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
  • Extirpation: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
  • The deletion of some text during editing; The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting; The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material; 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 ...
  • The action of cutting something off.
  • Removal by cutting away material.
  • A method of removing endometriosis by physically cutting it out of the body, normally with a laparoscopy.
  • The removal of a DNA fragment from a chromosome.