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nounthe omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
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nounthe act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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nounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
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nounthe 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
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cut pull operation surgery pulling editing vasectomy banishment hysterectomy excise pancreatectomy embolectomy mastectomy appendectomy excommunication ablation clitoridectomy thyroidectomy deletion sympathectomy laminectomy nephrectomy prostatectomy adrenalectomy endarterectomy meniscectomy oophorectomy orchiectomy pneumonectomy appendicectomy cholecystectomy lobectomy lumpectomy extirpation tonsillectomy splenectomy proscription redaction deracination cutting out surgical procedure surgical operation surgical process enervation female circumcision hypophysectomy laryngectomy lithotomy mastoidectomy neurectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy orchidectomy ovariectomy vulvectomy thrombectomy adenoidectomy salpingectomy septectomy sigmoidectomy stapedectomy suprarenalectomy