| 单词 | extirpation |
| 释义 | extirpation (once / 9563 pages) n Use the noun extirpation to describe the wiping out or elimination of some specific thing. If your summer project is the extirpation of the dandelions in your yard, you intend to pull up every last one. If a bird species is forced into extinction by a logging company cutting down trees in the rain forest, that activity can be said to have caused the birds' extirpation. The word is even more often used to talk about the deliberate removal of something, like one army's extirpation of every enemy soldier. The Latin root word, extirpationem, means "root out." WORD FAMILYextirpate: extirpable, extirpated, extirpates, extirpating, extirpation+/extirpable: inextirpable USAGE EXAMPLESAn exaggeration of her virtues honours her as little as an extirpation of her faults. The Guardian(Nov 05, 2016) At the current poaching rate, this local population also faces imminent extirpation. National Geographic(Aug 31, 2016) One state aquatic biologist hypothesizes they suffered a localized extinction, or extirpation, during an era when Leadville mine waste flowed unchecked into the Arkansas. Washington Times(Aug 20, 2016) 1n the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence Syn|Hyper deracination, excision pull, pulling the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you 2n surgical removal of a body part or tissue Syn|Hypo|Hyper ablation, cutting out, excision adenoidectomy surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomysurgical removal of one or both adrenal glands appendectomy, appendicectomysurgical removal of the vermiform appendix cholecystectomysurgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) clitoridectomy, female circumcisionexcision of the clitoris embolectomysurgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) endarterectomysurgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis enervationsurgical removal of a nerve hypophysectomysurgical removal of the pituitary gland hysterectomysurgical removal of the uterus laminectomysurgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae laryngectomysurgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx) lithotomysurgical removal of a stone (calculus) lobectomysurgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain) lumpectomysurgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer mastectomysurgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor mastoidectomysurgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process meniscectomysurgical removal of the meniscus of the knee nephrectomysurgical removal of a kidney neurectomysurgical removal of all or part of a nerve oophorectomy, ovariectomysurgical removal of one of both ovaries oophorosalpingectomysurgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes ophthalmectomysurgical removal of an eye orchidectomy, orchiectomysurgical removal of one or both testicles pancreatectomysurgical removal of part or all of the pancreas pneumonectomysurgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) prostatectomysurgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland salpingectomysurgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes septectomysurgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum) sigmoidectomysurgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor) splenectomysurgical removal of the spleen stapedectomysurgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear sympathectomysurgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system thrombectomysurgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel thyroidectomysurgical removal of the thyroid gland tonsillectomysurgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy vasectomysurgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible vulvectomysurgical removal of part or all of the vulva lap choly, laparoscopic cholecystectomyremoval of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments panhysterectomy, radical hysterectomysurgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes total hysterectomysurgical removal of the uterus and cervix cholelithotomyremoval of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder modified radical mastectomyremoval of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit radical mastectomyremoval of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit simple mastectomyremoval of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body |
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