The act of cutting something off or away; (Surgery) amputation; truncation; an instance of this. Cf. abscission, n. 1 2. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [noun] > cutting off (17) abscision?a1425 The act of cutting something off or away; (Surgery) amputation; truncation; an instance of this. Cf. abscission, n. 1 2. Obsolete. swappingc1540 Striking, smiting; smiting or cutting off. Obsolete. abscission1604 Chiefly Surgery. The cutting off of part of the body; amputation; an instance of this. In later use: spec. excision of anterior parts of the eye… resecation1607 The action or an act of cutting off or away. resection1610 The action or an act of cutting off or away. Obsolete. rescission1611 The action or an act of cutting something off or away. Also figurative. Cf. recision, n. 2. Obsolete. obtruncation1623 The action or an act of cutting off. retrenchment1654 The action of detaching something by cutting; an instance of this. Now rare. dock1667 The act of cutting off; amputation. Obsolete. offcut1674 The act of cutting off. Obsolete. rare. docking1728 also attributive. Subcategories:— that which is cut off (2) — cutting off a thin surface layer (4) |
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