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excision

/ek-sizh-uhn, ik-/US // ɛkˈsɪʒ ən, ɪk- //

割礼,割伤,割除,割喉

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of removal; an excising.
    • : Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue.
    • : excommunication.

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Examples

  • After excision a mixture of water and vinegar should be kept in the mouth for some time.

  • His description of the excision is rather clear and detailed.

  • The excision of a few lines would alter, not indeed the general sense, but certainly the whole tone of the message.

  • The most conservative reader is inclined here to agree with those who perform an act of excision upon the text of Homer.

  • Yet this repetition so vitally organic is questioned by many critics, some of whom resort to excision.