Extirpation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. (of a species) the state or condition of having become locally or regionally extinct: Forest elephants in Central Africa have experienced a 65 percent reduction in their populations, and extirpation is imminent if the poaching rate persists.
  2. the removal or excision of a tumor, organ, etc.:Minor controllable bleeding was the only noted complication associated with lymph node extirpation in two of the thirty-nine performed procedures.
Extirpation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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