asportazione

Definitions of asportazione
  1. noun
    the act of removing
    synonyms: allontanamento, rimozione, stralcio
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 12 types...
    hide 12 types...
    cavata, cavatura, estrazione
    the act of withdrawing or removing something
    cavata, cavatura, estrazione
    the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
    autotomia
    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
    bonifica
    the removal of contaminants
    denudazione
    the removal of covering
    eliminazione
    the act of removing or getting rid of something
    evacuazione, sfollamento, sgombero, svuotamento, vuotamento
    the act of removing the contents of something
    risciacquatura, sciacquatura
    the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
    prelevamento, prelievo
    the act of taking out money or other capital
    circoncisione
    the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
    drenaggio, fognatura, prosciugamento
    emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
    cancellatura, cancellazione, espunzione, soppressione
    deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
  2. noun
    surgical removal of a body part or tissue
    synonyms: escissione
    see moresee less
    types:
    appendicectomia
    surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
    vasectomia
    surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
    type of:
    intervento, operazione, operazione chirurgica
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘asportazione'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family