Lewis & Short

excīsĭo, ōnis, f. [excido], a cutting out, excision.

  1. I. Prop.: plagae, Pall. 3, 30.
    Plur. concr., the parts cut out, Vitr. 10, 12, 1.
  2. II. A destroying, Cic. Dom. 58; id. Harusp. Resp. 2, 3.