abscission

Day 27Level 3

ab-sizh-uhn

termination

act of cutting off or removing

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

removal, extirpation

Example Sentence:

The doctor will perform an abscission of the inflamed appendix.

Related Words

curse

uh-NA-thuh-muh

solemn curse; a loathed person or thing

indifferent

ap-uh-THET-ik

having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned

austere

uh-SET-ik

one who practices rigid self denial; austere

independent

aw-TON-uh-muhs

self-governing

pernicious

BEYN-fuhl

pernicious, poisonous

briefness

BREV-i-tee

being brief in duration; concise expression