extirpation

• Substantiv, das die vollständige Entfernung oder Ausrottung von etwas bezeichnet, z. B. die chirurgische Entfernung eines Körperteils oder Gewebes oder die Handlung, etwas mit der Wurzel auszureißen oder völlig zu vernichten.

A noun referring to the complete removal or eradication of something, such as the surgical excision of a body part or tissue, or the act of uprooting or destroying something entirely.

1. Surgical removalC2formalmedical

   The complete removal or excision of a body part, organ, or tissue through a medical procedure.

   Chirurgische Entfernung

   • The surgeon performed an extirpation of the tumor.
   • Extirpation of the appendix is a common procedure.
   • The patient required extirpation of the damaged kidney.

   Synonymeablationexcisionremovalresection

   Antonymegraftingimplantationinsertiontransplantation

2. Eradication or destructionC2formal

   The act of completely destroying or removing something, such as a species, idea, or practice, from existence.

   Ausrottung oder Vernichtung

   • The extirpation of the invasive species took several years.
   • The government aimed for the extirpation of corruption.
   • Historians discuss the extirpation of ancient cultures.

   Synonymeabolitionannihilationdestructioneliminationeradicationexterminationextinctionobliteration

   Antonymeconservationcreationcultivationestablishmentintroductionmaintenancepreservationprotection