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Definition of Extirpation
1. Noun. Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
Specialized synonyms: 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
Generic synonyms: Operation, Surgery, Surgical Operation, Surgical Procedure, Surgical Process
Derivative terms: Ablate, Excise, Extirpate
2. Noun. The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.
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. Noun. The act of extirpating or uprooting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extirpation
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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)
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Literary usage of Extirpation
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1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"There were 309 cases of vaginal extirpation (87.7 per cent, ... There were 113
cases of igni-extirpation (in 47 of which Schuchardt'.s incision was ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"IN a paper, bearing the title of A Plea for the Early extirpation of Tumors, Dr.
Gouley makes a succinct argument, based upon long experience, ..."
3. Organizations by James G. March, Herbert Alexander Simon (1878)
"extirpation OF THE KIDNEY. This operation was first performed by Simon, ...
extirpation OF THE SPLEEN. The spleen lias been excised for traumatic causes, ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1893)
"As a result of these researches— it was demonstrated that, after the extirpation
of the posterior portion of the brain, dogs lose the sense of sight. ..."
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