Extraction Definition

ĭk-străkshən
noun
The act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist.
Webster's New World
Origin; lineage; descent.
Of Navajo extraction.
Webster's New World
A thing extracted; extract.
Webster's New World
(military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
Wiktionary

(dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

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Other Word Forms of Extraction

Noun

Singular:
extraction
Plural:
extractions

Origin of Extraction

  • From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio

    From Wiktionary

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