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Webster 1913 Edition

Scission

Scis′sion

,

Noun.

[L.

scissio

, fr.

scindere

,

scissum

, to cut, to split: cf. F.

scission

.]

The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge.

Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Scission

SCISSION

,

Noun.

sizh'on. [L. scissio, scindo, to cut.]

The act of cutting or dividing by an edged instrument.