extirpation
1. [ noun ] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Synonyms: excision deracination
Related terms: pull uproot
2. [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Synonyms: ablation excision cutting_out
Related terms: operation adenoidectomy adrenalectomy lithotomy embolectomy mastoidectomy laminectomy cholecystectomy pneumonectomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy meniscectomy hysterectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy laryngectomy appendectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy ennervation hypophysectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy pancreatectomy clitoridectomy endarterectomy orchidectomy excise
Similar spelling:   extirpate
  exotropia
  extirpable
  extrication