1. (

• deletion ,
• excision ,
• cut ,

) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" ;

2. (

• ablation ,
• extirpation ,
• cutting_out ,
• excision

) surgical removal of a body part or tissue ;

3. (

• excommunication ,
• excision ,

) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society ;

4. (

• extirpation ,
• excision ,
• deracination

) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence ;