excision meaning and definition

EXCISION noun

Definition of excision (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: cut, deletion
2. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
   • synonyms: ablation, cutting out, extirpation
3. 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
   • synonyms: excommunication
4. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
   • synonyms: deracination, extirpation