excision vs expunging

excision

noun
  • The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting. 

  • The removal of some text during editing. 

  • The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material. 

  • The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point. 

expunging

noun
  • The act by which something is expunged; a deletion. 

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