excision
noun
ex·ci·sion
ik-ˈsi-zhən 
: the act or procedure of removing by or as if by cutting out
especially
: surgical removal or resection
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The purge of these people in particular delighted some right-wing commentators, who saw Musk’s dismissals as a long-overdue excision of the woke bureaucracy inside the company.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Surgical excision is a procedure that involves cutting out the area of skin that contains that tattoo and stitching the remaining skin together.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
One such solution is cryoablation, a minimally invasive treatment that freezes cancerous tissue without surgical excision.
—Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The gold standard for treating endometriosis is excision surgery; however, these surgeries can be expensive and involve long wait times.
—Aviv Joshua, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Surgical excision is a procedure that involves cutting out the area of skin that contains that tattoo and stitching the remaining skin together.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
One such solution is cryoablation, a minimally invasive treatment that freezes cancerous tissue without surgical excision.
—Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The gold standard for treating endometriosis is excision surgery; however, these surgeries can be expensive and involve long wait times.
—Aviv Joshua, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Excision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excision. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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