exaeresis

• exæresis, exeresis

From New Latin exaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἐξαίρεσῐς (exaíresĭs, “a taking out, an extraction”).

• enPR: ĕgzîrʹəsĭs, IPA^(key): /ɛɡˈzɪərəsɪs/

exaeresis (plural exaereses)

1. (surgery, now rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.

• exaeresis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Exæresis, n.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.