Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
extraction
ex·trac·tion [ ik-strak-shuhn ]
Etymology:
Latin ex = out + trahere (tractus) = to draw
Definitions related to extraction:
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(removal) The act of taking out, extracting, or withdrawing an entity from a location.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The act of pulling out, including the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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