extirpation

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ex·tir·pate

(ĕk′stər-pāt′)

tr.v. ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing, ex·tir·pates

a. To destroy totally; kill off: an effort to reintroduce wildlife that had been extirpated from the region.

b. To render absent or nonexistent: "No society ... is devoid of ... religion, even those ... which have made deliberate attempts to extirpate it" (Roy A. Rappaport). See Synonyms at eliminate.

2. To pull up by the roots.

3. To remove by surgery.

[Latin exstirpāre, exstirpāt- : ex-, ex- + stirps, root.]

ex′tir·pa′tion n.

ex′tir·pa′tive adj.

ex′tir·pa′tor n.

extirpation

1. the process of extirpating or destroying totally, as by tearing up the roots.
2. the condition of being totally destroyed.

See also: Processes

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Noun	1.	extirpation - surgical removal of a body part or tissue ablation, cutting out, excision adenoidectomy - surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy - surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands appendectomy, appendicectomy - surgical removal of the vermiform appendix cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) clitoridectomy, female circumcision - excision of the clitoris surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" embolectomy - surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) endarterectomy - surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis enervation - surgical removal of a nerve hypophysectomy - surgical removal of the pituitary gland hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus laminectomy - surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae laryngectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx) lithotomy - surgical removal of a stone (calculus) lobectomy - surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain) lumpectomy - surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer mastectomy - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor mastoidectomy - surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process meniscectomy - surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee nephrectomy - surgical removal of a kidney neurectomy - surgical removal of all or part of a nerve oophorectomy, ovariectomy - surgical removal of one of both ovaries oophorosalpingectomy - surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes ophthalmectomy - surgical removal of an eye orchidectomy, orchiectomy - surgical removal of one or both testicles pancreatectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas pneumonectomy - surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) prostatectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland salpingectomy - surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes septectomy - surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum) sigmoidectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor) splenectomy - surgical removal of the spleen stapedectomy - surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear sympathectomy - surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system thrombectomy - surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel thyroidectomy - surgical removal of the thyroid gland tonsillectomy - surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy vasectomy - surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible vulvectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the vulva
	2.	extirpation - the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence deracination, excision pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

extirpation

noun

Utter destruction:

annihilation, eradication, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, liquidation, obliteration.

Translations

extirpation

estirpazione

extirpação

extirpation

[ˌekstəˈpeɪʃən] N → extirpación f

extirpation

n (lit, fig) → Ausrottung f

ex·tir·pa·tion

n. extirpación, ablación de una parte u órgano.

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Also, as Machiavel noteth well, when princes, that ought to be common parents, make themselves as a party, and lean to a side, it is as a boat, that is overthrown by uneven weight on the one side; as was well seen, in the time of Henry the Third of France; for first, himself entered league for the extirpation of the Protestants; and presently after, the same league was turned upon himself.

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From that moment, extirpation became a widely used method for treating pulpitis.

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In a statement, he said, "Unfortunately, if the sand mining companies do not refrain from developing in lizard habitat, we might see the extirpation of the Texas populations in the near future.

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Therefore, for permanent teeth with a closed apex, International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines (IADT guidelines) for the management of traumatic dental injuries, advise elective pulp extirpation to prevent the initiation and relentless progression of inflammatory resorption.

REVASCULARIZATION IN AN AVULSED PERMANENT TOOTH WITH PROLONGED EXTRA ORAL DRY TIME-AN UNUSUAL FINDING

Krausman provides an account of desert bighorn sheep in the Santa Catalina Mountains from their discovery by Europeans around 1540 to their extirpation more than 400 years later.

And Then There Were None: The Demise of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness

The patient was discharged after the lung infection also recovered after the extirpation of the foreign object.

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In North America 30-70% of freshwater fishes are at risk of decline in both distribution and local abundance with continued reductions potentially resulting in local extirpation and even species loss (Williams et al.

Fish assemblage structure and single species occurrence: valuable insight into interspecific interactions of an unfamiliar species

The key factor responsible for the extirpation of this population was almost certainly ocean inundation of the low-lying cay, very likely on multiple occasions, during the last decade, causing dramatic habitat loss and perhaps also direct mortality of individuals,' the researchers explain.

Bramble Cay melomys: the Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal is now extinct

Irreparable injuries of eye or severe orbital and eye ball injuries, neoplastic growth in small ruminants need enucleation or extirpation of eye along with tarsorrhaphy depending upon the nature of malady and surgeon's choice (Tyagi and Singh, 2010).

Surgical Management of Ocular Evisceration in a Goat

The vast majority of acquired auricular defects stem from either trauma or Mohs extirpation of cutaneous malignancies.

The Antia-Buch chondrocutaneous advancement flap for auricular reconstruction

Already hard hit by overfishing, black abalone populations plummeted throughout the species' range to the point of complete extirpation in places.