verb
- to cut out or remove surgically or by cutting
Usage: medical/surgical term; third person singular present tense of excide
Examples
- The surgeon excides the tumor with precision.
- The dentist excides the decayed portion of the tooth.
- The procedure excides damaged tissue to promote healing.
- The pathologist excides a sample for laboratory analysis.
- Modern techniques allow doctors to excides lesions with minimal scarring.