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extirpation

ex·tir·pa·tion

noun \ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən\

: complete excision or surgical destruction of a body part

—ex·tir·pate \ˈek-stər-ˌpāt\ transitive verb, ex·tir·pat·ed ex·tir·pat·ing

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