excision

nouns

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
cut, deletion, excision
is derived from
excise
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation
is derived from
excise
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
excision, excommunication
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
deracination, excision, extirpation