excision

noun

1.
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
cut deletion
Derived from:
excise
2.
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
offferrying ablation cutting out extirpation
Derived from:
excise
3.
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.
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
uproot deracination extirpation