extraction

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ex·trac·tion / ikˈstrakshən/ • n. 1. the action of taking out something, esp. using effort or force: mineral extraction.2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: a worker of Polish extraction.

extraction

views updated May 18 2018

extraction (iks-trak-shŏn) n.
1. the surgical removal of a part of the body. Extraction of teeth is usually achieved by applying elevators and extraction forceps to the crown or root of the tooth to dislocate it from its socket.

2. the act of pulling out a baby from the body of its mother during childbirth.

extraction

views updated May 08 2018

extraction See ABSTRACTION.

extraction

views updated May 29 2018

extraction See abstraction.