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extraction
noun(ex-trac-tion)
the act or process of extracting something
extraction
noun(ex-trac-tion)
ancestry, origin
extraction
noun(ex-trac-tion)
something extracted
extraction
noun(ex-trac-tion)
a surgical abortion that is typically performed during the third trimester or later part of the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the death of the fetus is induced after it has passed partway through the dilated cervix —called also D&X, partial-birth abortion

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