Associations to the word «Excision»

Wiktionary

EXCISION, noun. The deletion of some text during editing.
EXCISION, noun. (surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
EXCISION, noun. (genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
EXCISION, noun. (topology) 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.

Dictionary definition

EXCISION, noun. 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".
EXCISION, noun. Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
EXCISION, noun. The act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society.
EXCISION, noun. The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn