(ש"ע) השמדה

n. destruction, eradication; uprooting

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Noun
1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
(synonym) ablation, cutting out, excision
(hypernym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hyponym) adenoidectomy
(derivation) extirpate
2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
(synonym) excision, deracination
(hypernym) pull, pulling
(derivation) uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate

nf. extirpation, extrication; removing, removal

(n.)
The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.