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excision

[ek-sizh-uhn, ik-] / ɛkˈsɪʒ ən, ɪk- /


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Some of the approaches used in RRM — such as fertility awareness, endometriosis excision, or management of polycystic ovary syndrome — can improve fertility for some patients.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

To treat it, she went through excision surgeries and a hysterectomy, and also healed herself with herbs.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

Glioblastomas, found in the brain's connective tissue, are notoriously aggressive and the general protocol for treating them - immediate excision then radiotherapy and chemotherapy - has changed little in two decades.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

The excision was finalized by Jacksonville’s former mayor, a Republican who once served as his party’s statewide chair.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

If the excision of the word could absolutely abolish the possibility of the thing, all would be well—between you and Germany, for instance.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 by Various




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