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extirpation

 
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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(ĕk'stər-pā'shən)
n.

The surgical removal of an organ, a part of an organ, or a diseased tissue.

ex'tir·pate' v.
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  Synonyms: ablation, cutting out, excision

Meaning #2: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
  Synonyms: excision, deracination


 
 
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