abscission
- noun
- /æbˈsɪʃən/
- Specialized
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abscisión
- During surgery, the doctor performed an abscission of the damaged tissue to promote healing.
Examples
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Genes send abscission orders when appropriate to the season, temperature, growth stage, disease or insect threats, or other events.
Academic text (1996) -
Abscission is Mark Tucker's scientific obsession.
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The scientists named the gene transcript eTAEl for extended Tomato Abscission.
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The abscission of the leaf occurred in autumn, allowing the tree to conserve energy over the winter.
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The plant undergoes abscission when it sheds its fruit to ensure better growth for new ones.
Synonyms
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2.0
Taking something or someone away from a place
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3.5
The act of removing something you do not need
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4.3
Removing something from a place using effort or force
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5.1
The removal of part of something with a sharp tool, like a branch or wire
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6.9
An operation to remove part of the body or tissue
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7.8
Surgery that removes part of an organ or tissue
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6.1
The act of separating something from the thing it is connected to
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7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
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5.8
Cutting something so it becomes separate
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8.3
Removal of part of the body by surgery to treat a disease
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9.9
A body part suddenly separated from where it is attached, often by injury or surgery
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9.8
The cutting or splitting of something into parts
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
The removal of part of the body by surgery
A deliberate cut that divides tissue during surgery
An action that takes something away
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abscission comes from the Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and scindere meaning 'to cut'. Think of it like using scissors to cut something away, so abscission means the act of cutting off or separating a part, as in surgery.