extraction
[ ik-strak-shuhn ]
/ ɪkˈstræk ʃən /
noun
an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
the state or fact of being extracted.
descent or lineage: to be of foreign extraction.
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Origin of extraction
OTHER WORDS FROM extraction
non·ex·trac·tion, nouno·ver·ex·trac·tion, nounpre·ex·trac·tion, nounWords nearby extraction
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British Dictionary definitions for extraction
extraction
/ (ɪkˈstrækʃən) /
noun
the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
something extracted; an extract
- the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
- a tooth or teeth extracted
origin, descent, lineage, or ancestryof German extraction
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Medical definitions for extraction
extraction
[ ĭk-străk′shən ]
n.
The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
The removal by withdrawing or pulling out of a tooth from its socket.
Removal of a baby from the genital canal in assisted delivery.
The active portion of a drug.
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