removal

Noun
  1. The act of removing (synset 100392407)
    "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
    is a type of: separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting
    subtypes:
    • abscission, cutting off - the act of cutting something off
    • abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something
    • extraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
    • autotomy - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
    • decontamination - the removal of contaminants
    • deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed
    • baring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering - the removal of covering
    • dermabrasion - removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
    • dislodgement, dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantage
    • elimination, riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something
    • elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
    • emptying, evacuation, voidance - the act of removing the contents of something
    • rinse, rinsing - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
    • disembowelment, evisceration - the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
    • skimming - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
    • withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital
    • withdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
    same as: remotion
  2. Dismissal from office (synset 100217590)
    is a type of: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    subtypes: purge - an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

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