extirpation
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Noun (2)
- surgical removal of a body part or tissueSynonyms: ablationcutting outexcisionType of operation, surgeryKinds mastoidectomy, hypophysectomy, laryngectomy, orchidectomy, oophorectomy, adenoidectomy, mastectomy, pancreatectomy, thyroidectomy, thrombectomy +28 more
- the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existenceSynonyms: excisionderacinationType of pull, pulling
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex′tir·pa′tion noun
Origin: 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54