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Words related to extirpation

Related / Similar Words: excision, deracination, ablation, cutting out

Definition:

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

surgical removal of a body part or tissue;

Hyponyms: adenoidectomy, adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, female circumcision, embolectomy, endarterectomy, ennervation, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, ovariectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, sympathectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, vulvectomy

Derivational Morphology: uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, eradicate, exterminate, excise, ablate

Anagrams: extra point, exportation

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