ERADICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eradication mean? 

• ERADICATION (noun)
  The noun ERADICATION has 1 sense:

1. the complete destruction of every trace of something

  Familiarity information: ERADICATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERADICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The complete destruction of every trace of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

eradication; obliteration

Hypernyms ("eradication" is a kind of...):

demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)

Derivation:

eradicate (destroy completely, as if down to the roots)

 Context examples 

Flu matrix peptide p58-66 stimulates the lytic functions of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), which may result in the eradication of virus-infected or malignant tumor cells.

(Flu Matrix Peptide p58-66, NCI Thesaurus)

They say the development threatens global malaria control and eradication efforts.

(Malaria-carrying Mosquitoes Becoming Resistant to Bed Nets in Southern Africa, VOA)

A new antimalarial candidate could pave the way for a single-dose treatment that boosts malaria eradication when used in combination with other preventative measures.

(Antimalarial candidate holds promise as a single dose, SciDev.Net)

Subsequent eradication efforts have been necessary to protect the iconic finches.

(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)

Removal, separation, detachment, extirpation or eradication of a body part, pathway or function by freezing.

(Cryosurgery, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The changes may include eradication of detectable disease, stabilization of disease, or disease progression.

(Disease Response, NCI Thesaurus)

Removal, separation, detachment, extirpation, or eradication of a body part, pathway, or function by light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

(Laser Ablation, NCI Thesaurus)

Clarithromycin has been shown to eradicate gastric MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphomas, presumably due to the eradication of tumorigenic Helicobacter pylori infection.

(Clarithromycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Originally developed for the eradication of smallpox, MVA is a highly attenuated and replication-defective strain incapable of virion assembly and exerts potent immunostimulatory activity against antigens.

(MVA-MUC1-IL2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Cancer Treatment Research Foundation (CTRF) is a non-profit organization committed to the eradication of cancer by providing the most innovative and promising patient-driven clinical research that delivers immediate treatment options.

(Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)