'Scission' definitions:
Definition of 'scission'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of dividing by cutting or splitting
Definition of 'Scission'
From: GCIDE
- Scission \Scis"sion\, n. [L. scissio, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scission.] The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scission'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscission,
- amputation,
- butchering,
- chopping,
- cleavage,
- cutting,
- dichotomy,
- enucleation,
- excision,
- fission,
- laceration,
- mutilation,
- rending,
- resection,
- ripping,
- section,
- severance,
- slashing,
- slicing,
- splitting,
- surgery,
- tearing