What is "extirpation" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does extirpation mean in English? Meaning of extirpation definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "extirpation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "extirpation": surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Noun

  • Meaning: surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • Synonyms: ablation cutting out excision extirpation
  • Hyponyms: adenoidectomy adrenalectomy appendectomy appendicectomy cholecystectomy clitoridectomy embolectomy endarterectomy enervation female circumcision hypophysectomy hysterectomy laminectomy laryngectomy lithotomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy mastoidectomy meniscectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy orchidectomy orchiectomy ovariectomy pancreatectomy pneumonectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy septectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy suprarenalectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy
  • Hypernyms: operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
  • Meaning of "extirpation": the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
  • Synonyms: deracination excision extirpation
  • Hypernyms: pull pulling
  • Synonyms:

    annihilation, extinction, destruction,

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