Definition of Extirpation

1. Noun. Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.


2. Noun. The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.
Exact synonyms: Deracination, Excision
Generic synonyms: Pull, Pulling
Derivative terms: Deracinate, Extirpate, Extirpate

Definition of Extirpation

1. n. 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.

Definition of Extirpation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Extirpation

1. 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. Origin: L. Extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. Extirpation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extirpation

extinguisher
extinguishers
extinguishes
extinguishing
extinguishment
extinguishments
extirp
extirp
extirpable
extirpable
extirpate
extirpated
extirpates
extirpating
extirpation (current term)
extirpation (current term)
extirpations
extirpator
extirpators
extirped
extirping
extirps
extogenous
extol
extold
extoll
extolled
extoller
extollers
extolling

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