extraction

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ɪkˈstrækʃən/ UK /ɪkˈstrækʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of drawing or pulling something out; one's ancestry

    The dentist recommended extraction of the impacted molar.

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insertionimplantation
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Related forms extractextractorextractive

Etymology

From Late Latin extractionem, from Latin extrahere ('to draw out'), from ex- ('out') + trahere ('to draw, pull').

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