extraction
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
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.
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.
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