Definitions for "Excisional"
Keywords:  biopsy, ektome, jah, nul, scalpel
(ex-SIH-jah-nul or in-SIH-jah-nul BY-op-see) Type of biopsy in which a surgeon cuts through the skin to remove the entire mass (excisional biopsy) or a small part of a large tumor (incisional biopsy)
cutting away cancerous tissue with a scalpel or other instrument to completely remove it and (possibly) some surrounding tissue. There are many types of excisional surgeries, each named for the particular area of the body in which they are performed, or the particular purpose for which they are performed.
Pertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is removed by the biopsy. From the Greek ektome meaning excision.