extirpation, excision, deracination
(noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
excommunication, 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
ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
(noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue
deletion, excision, cut
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
excision (countable and uncountable, plural excisions)
The deletion of some text during editing.
(surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc, by cutting.
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ci"sion, n. Etym: [L. excisio: cf. F. 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.)
Definition: The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.
3. (Surg.)
Definition: The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
