1. (noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• cut
• deletion

2. (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• ablation
• cutting out
• extirpation

3. (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

• excommunication

4. (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

• deracination
• extirpation

1. (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• adenoidectomy
• adrenalectomy
• suprarenalectomy
• appendectomy
• appendicectomy
• cholecystectomy
• clitoridectomy
• female circumcision
• embolectomy
• endarterectomy
• enervation
• hypophysectomy
• hysterectomy
• laminectomy
• laryngectomy
• lithotomy
• lobectomy
• lumpectomy
• mastectomy
• mastoidectomy
• meniscectomy
• nephrectomy
• neurectomy
• oophorectomy
• ovariectomy
• oophorosalpingectomy
• ophthalmectomy
• orchidectomy
• orchiectomy
• pancreatectomy
• pneumonectomy
• prostatectomy
• salpingectomy
• septectomy
• sigmoidectomy
• splenectomy
• stapedectomy
• sympathectomy
• thrombectomy
• thyroidectomy
• tonsillectomy
• vasectomy
• vulvectomy

1. (noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• editing
• redaction

2. (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• operation
• surgery
• surgical operation
• surgical procedure
• surgical process

3. (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

• banishment
• proscription

4. (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

• pull
• pulling

1. (noun) the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• blue-pencil
• delete
• edit
• cancel
• delete
• excise
• expunge
• scratch
• strike

2. (noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• ablate
• excise
• extirpate

3. (noun) the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

• curse
• excommunicate
• unchurch

4. (noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

• deracinate
• deracinate
• extirpate
• extirpate
• root out
• root out
• uproot
• uproot
• eradicate
• exterminate
• extirpate
• root out
• uproot