Noun: extirpation ,eks-tu(r)'pey-shun
- Surgical removal of a body part or tissue
"The surgeon performed an extirpation of the tumour";
- ablation, cutting out, excision
- The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
"The extirpation of the invasive plant species took several years";
- excision, deracination
Derived forms: extirpations
Type of: op [informal], operation, pull, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Encyclopedia: Extirpation