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extirpation, n.
(extirpations)
more info the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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deracination excision extirpation
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extirpate extirpate
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deracinate
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hypernym
pull, pulling
more info surgical removal of a body part or tissue
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

ablation cutting out excision extirpation
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ablate
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extirpate
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excise
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hypernym
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
hyponym
adenoidectomy adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy appendectomy, appendicectomy cholecystectomy clitoridectomy, female circumcision embolectomy endarterectomy enervation hypophysectomy hysterectomy laminectomy laryngectomy lithotomy lobectomy lumpectomy mastectomy mastoidectomy meniscectomy nephrectomy neurectomy oophorectomy, ovariectomy oophorosalpingectomy ophthalmectomy orchidectomy, orchiectomy pancreatectomy pneumonectomy prostatectomy salpingectomy septectomy sigmoidectomy splenectomy stapedectomy sympathectomy thrombectomy thyroidectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy vulvectomy