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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;

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    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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