[ik-strak-shuh
n] 
| 1. | an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar. |
| 2. | the state or fact of being extracted. |
| 3. | descent or lineage: to be of foreign extraction. |
| 4. | something extracted; extract. |
| ex·trac·tion (ĭk-strāk'shən) n.
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extraction ex·trac·tion (ĭk-strāk'shən)
n.
The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something obtained by extracting; an extract.
The removal by withdrawing or pulling out of a tooth from its socket.
Removal of a baby from the genital canal in assisted delivery.
The active portion of a drug.