Incision vs. Excision

Incisionnoun

A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation.

Incisionnoun

The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.

Incisionnoun

(obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Incisionnoun

The act of incising, or cutting into a substance;

Incisionnoun

That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash;

Incisionnoun

Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Incisionnoun

a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Incisionnoun

the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

Excisionnoun

The deletion of some text during editing.

Excisionnoun

(surgery) The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.

Excisionnoun

(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.

Excisionnoun

(topology) 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.

Excisionnoun

The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction.

Excisionnoun

The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.

Excisionnoun

The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument.

Excisionnoun

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;

Excisionnoun

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Excisionnoun

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

Excisionnoun

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