Found 3 items, similar to excision.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: excision pemotongan, pengeluaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: excision excision n 1: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; “an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”; “both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause” [syn: deletion, cut] 2: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: ablation, extirpation, cutting out] 3: 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 [syn: excommunication] 4: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: extirpation, deracination]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Excision Excision \Ex*ci"sion\, n. [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See Excide.] 1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. [1913 Webster] Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surg.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]