excisions

1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passageExamples: "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"Synonyms: cut, deletion, excision

2. surgical removal of a body part or tissueSynonyms: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

3. 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 societySynonyms: excision, excommunication

4. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existenceSynonyms: deracination, excision, extirpation