excised

[ ik-sahyzd, ek-sahyzd ]

adjective

1. having been cut out, expunged, or cut away:

   The margins of the excised tissue were cancer-free.

   We are reprinting the original table with the excised information restored.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of excise ²( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of excised¹

excise ²( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Enrollees who didn’t meet the requirement for three months were summarily excised from Medicaid and couldn’t reenroll until the following year.

From Los Angeles Times

In particular, they excised all allegations related to Trump’s interactions with the Department of Justice.

From Salon

"Without functional ARID1A, loose DNA can be excised and escape into the cytosol, which activates a coincidentally desirable antiviral immune response that can be further enhanced by immune checkpoint blockade."

From Science Daily

In their experiments, the team used innovative 3D human skin models as alternatives to laboratory animals and excised human tissues.

From Science Daily

It said their 2016 and 2017 conference presentations had also referred to two patient deaths and an excised infected graft, "providing a balanced view of the technique and not misrepresenting the outcomes at these meetings".

From BBC

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