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Extirpation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Extirpation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

2

the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

3

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

See Also
extirpate extirpations extirpative
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
operation pull
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
adenoidectomy adrenalectomy appendectomy cholecystectomy clitoridectomy embolectomy endarterectomy enervation hypophysectomy hysterectomy laminectomy laryngectomy lithotomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy mastoidectomy meniscectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy orchidectomy pancreatectomy pneumonectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy septectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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