extirpation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Types & categories
- surgical operation
- adenoidectomy
- adrenalectomy
- appendectomy
- cholecystectomy
- clitoridectomy
- embolectomy
- endarterectomy
- enervation
- hypophysectomy
- hysterectomy
- laminectomy
- laryngectomy
- lithotomy
- lobectomy
- lumpectomy
- mastectomy
- mastoidectomy
- meniscectomy
- nephrectomy
- neurectomy
- oophorectomy
- oophorosalpingectomy
- ophthalmectomy
- orchidectomy
- pancreatectomy
- pneumonectomy
- prostatectomy
- salpingectomy
- septectomy
- sigmoidectomy
- splenectomy
- stapedectomy
- sympathectomy
- thrombectomy
- thyroidectomy
- tonsillectomy
- vasectomy
- vulvectomy
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Types & categories
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | extirpate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ablate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surgical operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adenoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenalectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | appendectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cholecystectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clitoridectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embolectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endarterectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enervation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypophysectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hysterectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laminectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laryngectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lithotomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lobectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lumpectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meniscectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nephrectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neurectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oophorectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oophorosalpingectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ophthalmectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orchidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pneumonectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prostatectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salpingectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | septectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigmoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splenectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stapedectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sympathectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrombectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyroidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tonsillectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulvectomy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | root out |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extirpate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |