extirpation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  2. noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ablation, cutting out, excision

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
operation
Narrower (hyponyms)
vasectomy, vulvectomy, splenectomy, lumpectomy, enervation, oophorectomy

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