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Excision

noun
/ɪkˈsɪʒən/
Word Frequency: 3.1

Definitions

1.nounThe deletion of some text during editing.
2.nounThe removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
3.nounThe removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
4.nounThe 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

extirpationablationcutting outfgmcircumcisionpurificationriftcuttingsplinteringmutilationsplitseparation

Rhymes With

derisionprovisionvisionenvisionprecisiondivisiondecisionincision
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