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ob⋅lit⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [uh-blit-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
2. Pathology, Surgery. the removal of a part as a result of disease or surgery.
Origin:
1650–60; < L oblitterātiōn- (s. of oblitterātiō), equiv. to oblitterāt(us) (see obliterate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ob⋅lit⋅er⋅a⋅tive  [uh-blit-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , adjective
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o·blit·er·ate   (ə-blĭt'ə-rāt', ō-blĭt'-)   
tr.v.   o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates

  1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish.

  2. To wipe out, rub off, or erase (writing or other markings).

  3. Medicine To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.


[Latin oblitterāre, oblitterāt-, to erase, from ob litterās (scrībere), (to write) over letters (ob, over; see ob- + litterās, accusative pl. of littera, letter) and from oblītus, past participle of oblīvīscī, to forget; see oblivion.]
o·blit'er·a'tion n., o·blit'er·a'tive (-ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj., o·blit'er·a'tor n.
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