Partial or complete removal of an organ or diseased tissue. [L. extirpo, to root out, fr. stirps, a stalk, root]
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ex·tir·pa·tion .ek-stər-'pā-shən n complete excision or surgical destruction of a body part
ex·tir·pate 'ek-stər-.pāt vt, -pat·ed; -pat·ing
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n.
the complete surgical removal of tissue, an organ, or a growth.
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ex·tir·pa·tion (ek″stər-paґshən) [L. extirpare to root out, from ex out + stirps root] complete removal or eradication of an organ or tissue; see also excision and resection.Medical dictionary. 2011.