User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
excisions- Plural of excision
Extensive Definition
Excision means "to remove as if by
cutting".
- In surgery, an excision (or resection) is the complete removal of an organ or a tumor, as opposed to a biopsy. An "excisional biopsy" (sometimes called a "tumorectomy") is the removal of a tumor with a minimum of healthy tissue. It is therefore an excision rather than a biopsy.
- It is the French term for female genital cutting and can be used as a euphemism.
- It is a term used by the Australian government as part of its definition of the Australian migration zone.
- The Excision theorem is an important theorem in Algebraic topology, a branch of Mathematics.
- Grammatically, the noun excision derives from the verb excise; excise tax is used to describe taxes charged on the purchase of goods or services.