tr.v. ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es To remove by or as if by cutting: excised the tumor; excised two scenes from the film. [Latin excīdere, excīs- : ex-, ex- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ex·cision (-sĭzhən) n. |
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