verb
- past tense of excise; to remove or cut out surgically or by cutting
Usage: medical/surgical context; formal
Examples
- The surgeon excided the tumor from the patient's lung.
- The dentist excided the decayed portion of the tooth.
- Doctors excided the damaged tissue to prevent infection.
- The pathologist excided a sample for laboratory analysis.
- The cyst was excided during the outpatient procedure.