Meaning of EXTIRPATION
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- [n] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
- [n] surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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| | Synonyms: | | ablation, cutting out, deracination, excision |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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