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extraction

ext·rac·tion

UK/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/ US/ɛˈkstrækʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

2.

properties attributable to your ancestry

  • “he comes from good origins”
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3.

the act of pulling out (as a tooth)

  • “the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction”

Origin

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

Phrases

  • buccal fat extraction
  • cold extraction
  • collocation extraction
  • comedo extraction
  • dilation and extraction
  • extraction shooter
  • hot extraction
  • intact dilation and extraction

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