How to pronounce “excision”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The removal of some text during editing.
• (surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) 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.

Practice Nearby Words

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