EXCISIONS
Noun
excisions
plural of excision
Source: Wiktionary
EXCISION
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
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