n. [ L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See Excide. ] 1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. [ 1913 Webster ]
Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Surg.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]