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excision

ek'siʒәn3 senses · 5 ms
Level C1
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noun/ɪkˈsɪʒən/
  1. 1

    The removal of some text during editing.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    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.countableuncountable

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