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to extirpate

to extirpate

9.9
To remove an organ or body tissue completely by surgery
  • verb
  • /ˈɛkstərˌpeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extirpar
  • Incisional biopsy initially revealed the presence of a parotid tumor, and it was extirpated by superficial parotidectomy.

Examples

  • After making a diode laser mucosal incision and a subperiosteal plane tracing, we extirpated the mass en bloc with free surgical margins.

    Academic text (2009)

  • "History's operation is both strategic and surgical, for it extirpates, removes, and recycles the body.

    Academic text (2017)

  • A review of US Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Plans (USFWS-AEFSO) indicates that eight federally endangered or threatened fish species have been extirpated from these sections of the Salt River.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Well-protected marine reserves can reasonably be expected to increase the biomass of fish stocks immediately, and population densities should increase over time, but there is no guarantee that reserves will bring back extirpated species.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The surgeon extirpated the tumor to ensure it would not return.

  • To treat the infection, the doctor decided to extirpate the affected tissue entirely.

  • After diagnosing the growth, the physician recommended they extirpate it immediately.

Synonyms

to remove
vsto extirpate
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

is specifically the surgical complete removal of an organ or tissue
to amputate
vsto extirpate
  • Specialized
48 7.2

To cut off a limb or body part by surgery

refers to removing organs or tissues entirely rather than severing limbs
to excise
vsto extirpate
  • Formal
14 7.2

To cut out part of a body or text

is complete surgical removal specifically of an organ or tissue
to eviscerate
vsto extirpate
  • NSFW
6 9.5

To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery

focuses instead on removing a specific whole organ or tissue surgically
to ablate
vsto extirpate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Remove a part of the body by surgery or a medical treatment

is specifically about entire organ or tissue removal by surgery
to explant
vsto extirpate
  • Specialized
1 8.5

To remove a device, organ, or tissue from a body for study

is removal aimed at permanently eliminating an organ or tissue by surgery
to enucleate
vsto extirpate
  • Specialized
9.9

To remove a growth or organ whole from the tissue around it

is total surgical excision of an organ or tissue rather than sac removal
to exenterate
vsto extirpate
  • Specialized
9.9

To remove the contents of an organ by surgery

involves removing the entire organ or tissue rather than only its contents

Antonyms

to preserve
496 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

to retain
60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Complete

to extirpate
  • Specialized
9.9
to excise
  • Formal
14 7.2
to remove
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

extirpate infinitive
extirpated past
extirpated past participle
extirpating present participle
extirpates third person singular

Morphology

extirpate = extirp + ate

Although formed historically from ex- + a root + -ate, the element 'extirp' is not a recognizable English base and the meaning cannot be reliably inferred by typical learners from the visible parts.

Etymology

Extirpate comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and stirps 'root', so it gives the image of 'pulling out the root', like uproot. That's why in medicine to extirpate an organ means to remove it completely.