Extirpation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɚpˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstəpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstəpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɚpˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excision ablation deracination cutting out

Word Forms

ablate	verb	remove an organ or bodily structure
extirpate	verb	surgically remove (an organ)
excise	verb	remove by cutting
deracinate	verb	pull up by or as if by the roots

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausrottung

chirurgische Entfernung eines Körperteils oder Gewebes

🇪🇸Spanish

extirpación

extirpación quirúrgica de una parte o tejido del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

estirpazione

rimozione chirurgica di una parte o di un tessuto corporeo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitroeiing

chirurgische verwijdering van een lichaamsdeel of weefsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

extirpação

remoção cirúrgica de uma parte ou tecido do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

искоренение

хирургическое удаление части тела или ткани

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाश

शरीर के किसी अंग या ऊतक को शल्य चिकित्सा द्वारा हटाना

🇮🇳Tamil

அழித்தல்

உடல் உறுப்பு அல்லது திசுக்களை அறுவை சிகிச்சை மூலம் அகற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మూలన

శరీర భాగం లేదా కణజాలం యొక్క శస్త్రచికిత్స తొలగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्कासन

शरीराचा भाग किंवा ऊतक शस्त्रक्रियेने काढून टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસર્જન

શરીરના કોઈ ભાગ અથવા પેશીઓને સર્જિકલ રીતે દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ನಾಮ

ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಶಸ್ತ್ರಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മൂലനം

ശരീരഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ടിഷ്യു ശസ്ത്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

جسم کے کسی حصے یا ٹشو کو جراحی سے ہٹانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灭绝

手术切除身体部位或组织

🇯🇵Japanese

摘出

体の一部または組織の外科的除去

🇰🇷Korean

근절

신체 일부나 조직을 외과적으로 제거하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tuyệt chủng

phẫu thuật cắt bỏ một bộ phận cơ thể hoặc mô

🇹🇭Thai

การทำลายล้าง

การผ่าตัดเอาส่วนของร่างกายหรือเนื้อเยื่อออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemusnahan

operasi pengangkatan bagian atau jaringan tubuh

🇲🇾Malay

kepupusan

pembedahan membuang bahagian badan atau tisu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استئصال

الاستئصال الجراحي لجزء من الجسم أو الأنسجة

🇮🇷Persian

از بین بردن

برداشتن قسمتی از بدن یا بافت با جراحی

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etme

vücudun bir kısmının veya dokusunun cerrahi olarak çıkarılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּרִיתָה

הסרה כירורגית של חלק או רקמה בגוף

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