Ex*ci"sion (?), n. [L. excisio:
cf. F. excision. See Excide.] 1.
The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation;
destruction.
Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on
those nations that have . . . grown ripe for
excision.
Atterbury.
2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from
the church; excommunication.
3. (Surg.) The removal, especially of
small parts, with a cutting instrument. Dunglison.