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excise

To cut out. SEE ALSO: resect.

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ex·cise ik-'sīz vt, ex·cised; ex·cis·ing to remove by excision: RESECT <\excise a tumor>

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vb.

to cut out tissue, an organ, or a tumour from the body.

• excision n.

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ex·cise (ek-sīzґ) to cut out or off.

Medical dictionary. 2011.