(ex-ci-sion) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. 1 the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; 2 surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the act of pulling up or out; uprooting

Example Sentence

The surgeon made an excision. OR Both parties agreed on the excision.

Synonyms

extraction; abscission; cutting; removal

Antonyms

stich up

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

excision
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • vision

  • collision
  • decision
  • derision
  • division
  • envision
  • excision
  • incision
  • misprision
  • parisian
  • precision
  • provision
  • recision
  • rescission
  • revision
  • sarkisian
  • xyvision

  • avedisian
  • circumcision
  • indecision
  • multivision
  • supervision
  • tv
  • univision