excision
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The removal of some text during editing.
- (countable, uncountable) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
- (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.
Synonyms
ablation
separationism
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈsɪʒən/
Etymology
From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō.
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