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A cutting out; removal; the process of amputating or cutting away any portion of the body.<\/p>\n

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The cutting out of a piece of damaged or defective DNA by enzymes. DNA damage might be constituted by the presence of a thymine dimer which inactivates that part of the DNA. The region of the dimer is cut out and it is then repaired.<\/p>\n

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Female circumcision, which varies in extent from the nicking of the clitoral hood to the removal of all external genitalia.<\/p>\n

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Cutting away or removal.<\/p>\n

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An operation by a surgeon to cut and remove part of the body such as a growth.<\/p>\n

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Surgical removal of a part or organ, v. excise.<\/p>\n

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Surgical removal of an organ or tissue by cutting out diseased tissue. An excision is used to remove tissue that is abnormal or diseased, such as a breast lump.<\/p>\n

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A term applied to the removal of any structure from the body, when such removal necessitates a certain amount of separation from surrounding parts: for example, the excision of a tumour, of a gland or of a joint. When an opening is simply made into the body, the term incision is: used; when a limb, or part of one, is removed, the term amputation is employed.<\/p>\n

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The process of surgically removing diseased tissue, such as a lump in the breast or gangrenous skin, from the surrounding healthy tissue is known as excision.<\/p>\n

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The surgical removal of a section of an organ or tissue.<\/p>\n

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