noun
1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
• Syn: ↑ablation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
• Hyponyms:
↑adenoidectomy, ↑adrenalectomy, ↑suprarenalectomy, ↑appendectomy, ↑appendicectomy, ↑cholecystectomy, ↑clitoridectomy, ↑female circumcision, ↑embolectomy, ↑endarterectomy, ↑enervation, ↑hypophysectomy, ↑hysterectomy, ↑laminectomy, ↑laryngectomy, ↑lithotomy, ↑lobectomy, ↑lumpectomy, ↑mastectomy, ↑mastoidectomy, ↑meniscectomy, ↑nephrectomy, ↑neurectomy, ↑oophorectomy, ↑ovariectomy, ↑oophorosalpingectomy, ↑ophthalmectomy, ↑orchidectomy, ↑orchiectomy, ↑pancreatectomy, ↑pneumonectomy, ↑prostatectomy, ↑salpingectomy, ↑septectomy, ↑sigmoidectomy, ↑splenectomy, ↑stapedectomy, ↑sympathectomy, ↑thrombectomy, ↑thyroidectomy, ↑tonsillectomy, ↑vasectomy, ↑vulvectomy
2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
• Syn: ↑excision, ↑deracination
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deracinate (for: ↑deracination), ↑extirpate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.