excision

noun

the act of pulling up or out

the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

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

Roots

caedocis- · Latin · cut, kill

Synonyms for excision

extirpationn resectionn exsectionn surgeryn deracinationn enucleationn

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Where does excision come from?

The word excision breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cis-, from Latin caedo (“cut, kill”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.