how to pronounce excision

/ɛkˈsɪʒ.ən/

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excision is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of excision in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… be considered for surgical excision this …”

meanings of excision

noun:

The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting.
The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
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.
The deletion of some text during editing.

excision frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word excision occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics excision can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that excision can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) life, nature, and living environment;