# excision

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈsɪʒən/ · frequency rank #40,687

## Definitions
1. The removal of some text during editing.
2. The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
3. The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
4. 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.

## Etymology
From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).

## Easily confused with
- **exclusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excision-vs-exclusion)
- **excursion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excision-vs-excursion)
- **envision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envision-vs-excision)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ecxision`, `exccision`, `exciison`, `excisino`, `excisionn`, `excisoin`, `excission`, `excition`, `excsiion`, `exicsion`, `exxcision`, `xecision`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/excision