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noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: excision, deracination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull, pulling
noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ablation, cutting out, excision
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Narrower terms: adenoidectomy, adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, clitoridectomy, female circumcision, embolectomy, endarterectomy, enervation, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, ovariectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, septectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, vulvectomy
History
Learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
