About The Word Extirpation
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Extirpation
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What's The Definition Of Extirpation?
[n] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
[n] surgical removal of a body part or tissue Synonyms | Synonyms for Extirpation: ablation | cutting out | deracination | excision Related Terms | Find terms related to Extirpation: See Also | adenoidectomy | adrenalectomy | appendectomy | appendicectomy | cholecystectomy | embolectomy | ennervation | hypophysectomy | hysterectomy | laminectomy | laryngectomy | lithotomy | lobectomy | lumpectomy | mastectomy | mastoidectomy | meniscectomy | nephrectomy | neurectomy | oophorectomy | oophorosalpingectomy | operation | ophthalmectomy | orchidectomy | orchiectomy | ovariectomy | pancreatectomy | pneumonectomy | prostatectomy | pull | pulling | salpingectomy | sigmoidectomy | splenectomy | stapedectomy | suprarenalectomy | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process | sympathectomy | thrombectomy | thyroidectomy | tonsillectomy | vasectomy | vulvectomy Extirpation In Webster's Dictionary \Ex`tir*pa"tion\, n. [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio:
cf. F. extirpation.]
The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being
extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the
extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a
race of men, of heresy.
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