excision: Meaning and Definition of

ex•ci•sion

Pronunciation: (ek-sizh'un, ik-), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of removal; an excising.
  2. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.
  3. excommunication.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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