EXCISION

Definition of EXCISION

  1. (noun)the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  2. (noun)surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  3. (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
  4. (noun)the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence