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Definition of Obliteration
1. Noun. Destruction by annihilating something.
Generic synonyms: Destruction, Devastation
Specialized synonyms: Atomisation, Atomization, Pulverisation, Pulverization, Vaporisation, Vaporization
Derivative terms: Annihilate, Obliterate, Obliterate
2. Noun. The complete destruction of every trace of something.
Generic synonyms: Demolition, Destruction, Wipeout
Derivative terms: Eradicate, Obliterate, Obliterate, Obliterate
Definition of Obliteration
1. n. The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.
Definition of Obliteration
1. Noun. The total destruction of something ¹
2. Noun. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obliteration
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Obliteration
1. Blotting out, especially by filling of a natural space or lumen by fibrosis or inflammation. In radiology, disappearance of the contour of an organ when the adjacent tissue has the same X-ray absorption. Origin: L. Oblittero, to blot out (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obliteration
Literary usage of Obliteration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1894)
"It is known that obliteration does not occur when the respiration is not sufficiently
established and the lung remains uninflated. Moreover, the same result ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"obliteration of old empyema cavity. flap would reach only to the symphysis, a
second incision was made upon the right side under the mandible, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Chest by William Stokes, Henry Wentworth Acland (1882)
"But as the inspiratory effort is undiminished, its effect must be to dilate the
tubes in the vicinity of the obliteration. According to this view, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1889)
"The formulae showing the effect of Illumination upon obliteration, applicable to
a dark ... The ratio of Illumination to obliteration has been approximately ..."
5. Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review edited by Eli Geddings (1833)
"To effect the obliteration, the vein is transfixed with the needle from before
... The obliteration extended upwards and downwards from the transfixed point ..."
6. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1889)
"Although needing further verification, the substantial accuracy of these tables
has been confirmed. The ratio of illumination to obliteration has been ..."
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