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e·lim·i·nate

(ĭ-lĭm′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. e·lim·i·nat·ed, e·lim·i·nat·ing, e·lim·i·nates

1. To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies.

a. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject: For now, let's eliminate from the discussion the possibility of failure.

b. To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest.

3. Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.

4. Physiology To excrete (bodily wastes).

[Latin ēlīmināre, ēlīmināt-, to banish : ē-, ex-, ex- + līmen, līmin-, threshold.]

e·lim′i·na′tion n.

e·lim′i·na′tive, e·lim′i·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.

e·lim′i·na′tor n.

Synonyms: eliminate, eradicate, extirpate
These verbs mean to nullify someone as a factor or cause an activity or condition to come to an end, especially by using drastic methods: eliminated all opposition; eradicate guerrilla activity; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse.

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elimination

(ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən)

1. the act of eliminating or the state of being eliminated

2. (Logic) logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operation may permit the derivation of others that do not contain it: conjunction-elimination; universal elimination.

3. (Chemistry) chem a type of chemical reaction involving the loss of a simple molecule, such as water or carbon dioxide

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e•lim•i•na•tion

(ɪˌlɪm əˈneɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of eliminating or the state of being eliminated.

2. the process of solving a system of simultaneous equations by using various techniques to remove the variables successively.

3. (in a tournament) a contest in which an individual or team is eliminated after one defeat.

[1595–1605]

e•lim′i•na`tor, n.

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Noun	1.	elimination - the act of removing or getting rid of something riddance remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" simplification - elimination of superfluous details
	2.	elimination - the bodily process of discharging waste matter excreting, excretion, voiding, evacuation defecation, laxation, shitting - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus expelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" incontinence, incontinency - involuntary urination or defecation micturition, urination - the discharge of urine
	3.	elimination - analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives reasoning by elimination analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
	4.	elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
	5.	elimination - the murder of a competitor liquidation murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

elimination

noun removal, end, withdrawal, taking away, disposal, abolition, purging, termination, eradication, banishment the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons

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elimination

noun

1. The act or process of eliminating:

clearance, eradication, liquidation, purge, removal, riddance.

2. The act of getting rid of something useless or used up:

disposal, dumping, jettison, riddance.

3. The act or process of discharging bodily wastes or foreign substances:

evacuation, excretion, purgation.

Medicine: catharsis.

Translations

إبْعاد، إقْصاء، حَذْف، إزالَه

elimineringfjernelseudeladelse

Ausschaltung

αποκλεισμός

eliminación

élimination abrogation

kiesés

útsláttur; útrÿming

eliminazione

eliminatie

eliminering utelukkelse

atmaçıkarma

排除淘汰

elimination

[ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən]

A. N (= suppression) → supresión f, eliminación f; (= being eliminated) → eliminación f
by process of elimination → por eliminación

B. CPD elimination round N → eliminatoria f

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elimination

[ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃ^ən] n

(= eradication) [poverty, discrimination, toxins, nuclear weapons] → élimination f
elimination of sth from sth → élimination de qch de qch
the total elimination of sth from sth → l'éradication f de qch dans qch

[candidate, team] → élimination f
elimination of sb from sth [+ competition] → élimination f de qn de qch

[possibility] → élimination f
by a process of elimination → par élimination

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elimination

(= removal) → Ausschluss m, → Ausscheidung f; (of competitor) → Ausschaltung f; (of inflation, poverty, waste) → Beendung f; (of danger, problem) → Beseitigung f; (Physiol) → Ausscheidung f, → Elimination f (spec); (Math) → Elimination f; by (a) process of elimination → durch negative Auslese; our elimination by the German team → die Ausschaltung unserer Mannschaft durch die deutsche

(= killing: of enemy) → Ausschaltung f, → Eliminierung f

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elimination

[ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → eliminazione f
by process of elimination → per eliminazione

eliminate

(iˈlimineit) verb

to get rid of; to omit or exclude. He was eliminated from the tennis match in the first round.

eˌlimiˈnation noun

e·lim·i·na·tion

n. eliminación; exclusión.

elimination

n eliminación f

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Related terms surrounding UI include voiding patterns, toileting, urinary habits, and urinary elimination. Most of these terms refer to voiding practices and place an emphasis on the malleability of voiding behaviors.

An Evolutionary Concept Analysis Of Urinary Incontinence

While increased BA-G urinary elimination has been reported in patients with acute cholestasis, the profile of these conjugates in both the circulation and urine has only been partially resolved [13-17].

Urinary Elimination of Bile Acid Glucuronides under Severe Cholestatic Situations: Contribution of Hepatic and Renal Glucuronidation Reactions

(4) Carbapenems can irreversibly inhibit acylpeptide hydrolase, an enzyme that deconjugates valproate--glucuronide complex and reduces urinary elimination of VPA.

Meropenem-induced low valproate levels in a cerebral palsy child

Ostomies emerged on the health care front in the mid-1800s as a means of managing intestinal and urinary elimination needs from certain disease processes (Costa, 2013; Minkes, 2015).

Ostomies: nursing care and management

The urinary elimination is determined for two consecutive generations with an ion selective electrode for fluoride.

Effect of fluoride on kidney of albino rabbit-an experimental study

The major route for tramadol and tapentadol clearance is through urinary elimination. American Clinical Solutions currently provides testing services for tramadol and tapentadol in both urine and oral fluid samples.

American Clinical Solutions Releases Study "Tramadol - A Different Kind of Opioid"

2) Increased urinary elimination: liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, hemolytic anemia, intravenous alimentation, enhanced catabolism (surgery, trauma, infection, etc.), diuretics, sodium polyphosphate