excision

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɪʒən/ Rhymes: -ɪʒən === Noun === excision (countable and uncountable, plural excisions) The removal of some text during editing. Synonym: deletion Coordinate terms: redaction, abridgment (surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting. Synonyms: resection, -ectomy (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.si.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === excision f (plural excisions) excision === Further reading === “excision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin excīsiō. === Noun === excision f (plural excisions) excision; removal by cutting ==== Descendants ==== English: excision French: excision