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Excision

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ablationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
extirpationnounThe act of extirpating or uprooting.
cutting outnounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue

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extirpationnounThe act of extirpating or uprooting.
ablationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
cutting outnounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
fgmnounInitialism of female genital mutilation. [The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva.]
circumcisionnounThe surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
purificationnounThe act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
riftnoun(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
cuttingnoun(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
splinteringnounThe process or result of something being splintered.
mutilationnounThe act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
splitnounA crack or longitudinal fissure.
separationnounThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
schismnounA split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
break-upnounAlternative spelling of breakup. [The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.]
divisionnoun(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
deletionnounThe act of deleting.
unbundlingnounThe process by which something is unbundled.
detachmentnoun(uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
removalnounThe process of removing or the fact of being removed.
secondmentnounThe process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.

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