Look up: excision

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   Excision
   the surgical removal of diseased tissue
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   Excision
   Removal (by surgery)
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   Excision
   Excision: 1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair. From the Greek ektome meaning excision.
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   Excision
   Ex·ci'sion noun [ Latin excisio : confer French excision . See Excide .] 1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. « Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision .» Atterbury. 2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunic ...
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   excision
   <surgery> To surgically remove. To excise tissue. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   excision
   noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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   Excision
   `Excision` means `to remove as if by cutting`. * In surgery, an excision (or resection) is the complete removal of an organ or a tumor, as opposed to a biopsy. An `excisional biopsy` (sometimes called a `tumorectomy`) is the removal of a tumor with a minimum of healthy tissue. It is therefore an excision rather than a biopsy. * It is the French term for female genital cutting and can be used as an euphemism. * It is a term used by the Australi...
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   excision
   (ek-sizh´әn) removal of a portion or all of an organ or other structure. Called also resection.
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   Excision
   • (n.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication. • (n.) The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. • (n.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument.
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    excision
    excision 1. The act of removal; an excising. 2. The surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue. 3. The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. 4. Excommunication; the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society. ...
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    Excision
    Surgical removal of bone or tissue.
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    Excision
    Surgical removal of bone or tissue.
    Found on http://www.cigna.com/glossary/glossary.h