EXCISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does excision mean? 

• EXCISION (noun)
  The noun EXCISION has 4 senses:

1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

2. surgical removal of a body part or tissue

3. 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

4. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

  Familiarity information: EXCISION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCISION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

cut; deletion; excision

Context example:

both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

Hypernyms ("excision" is a kind of...):

editing; redaction (putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form)

Derivation:

excise (remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation

Hypernyms ("excision" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excision"):

sigmoidectomy (surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor))

oophorectomy; ovariectomy (surgical removal of one of both ovaries)

oophorosalpingectomy (surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes)

ophthalmectomy (surgical removal of an eye)

orchidectomy; orchiectomy (surgical removal of one or both testicles)

pancreatectomy (surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas)

pneumonectomy (surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer))

prostatectomy (surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland)

salpingectomy (surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes)

septectomy (surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum))

neurectomy (surgical removal of all or part of a nerve)

splenectomy (surgical removal of the spleen)

stapedectomy (surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear)

sympathectomy (surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system)

thrombectomy (surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel)

thyroidectomy (surgical removal of the thyroid gland)

tonsillectomy (surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy)

vasectomy (surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible)

vulvectomy (surgical removal of part or all of the vulva)

laminectomy (surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae)

adrenalectomy; suprarenalectomy (surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands)

appendectomy; appendicectomy (surgical removal of the vermiform appendix)

cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain))

clitoridectomy; female circumcision (excision of the clitoris)

embolectomy (surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery))

endarterectomy (surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis)

enervation (surgical removal of a nerve)

hypophysectomy (surgical removal of the pituitary gland)

hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)

adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy)

laryngectomy (surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx))

lithotomy (surgical removal of a stone (calculus))

lobectomy (surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain))

lumpectomy (surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer)

mastectomy (surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor)

mastoidectomy (surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process)

meniscectomy (surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee)

nephrectomy (surgical removal of a kidney)

Derivation:

excise (remove by cutting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

excision; excommunication

Hypernyms ("excision" is a kind of...):

banishment; proscription (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

deracination; excision; extirpation

Hypernyms ("excision" is a kind of...):

pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)

 Context examples 

It is treated by local excision.

(Odontoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Complete excision may be required for larger tumors.

(Odontogenic Myxofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in base excision repair of oxidatively damaged DNA.

(OGG1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes N-glycosylase/DNA lyase protein, plays a role in base excision repair.

(OGG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery involving complete or partial excision of the parotid gland.

(Parotidectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in nucleotide-excision DNA repair.

(NTHL1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The PARP family of proteins detect and repair single strand DNA breaks by the base-excision repair (BER) pathway.

(Niraparib, NCI Thesaurus)

Methoxyamine covalently binds to apurinic/apyrimidinic DNA damage sites and thereby inhibits base excision repair (BER) process, which may prevent repair of DNA strand breaks and result in an induction of apoptosis.

(Methoxyamine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA-3-methyladenine glycosylase protein, is involved in the regulation of base excision repair of alkylated DNA.

(MPG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment is usually excision of the enlarged parathyroid glands.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)