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								But this was largely lost in the Qax Extirpation, and after that -- well, we had a galaxy to conquer. 
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								Extirpation of the hypophysis, or of the pars distalis, markedly attenuates the severity of pancreatic and phloridzin diabetes. 
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								Extirpation of the lateral cartilage in quittor of the lateral cartilage, after Moller and Frick of the lateral cartilage, after Bayer Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks 
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								Extirpation -- not reform -- was the end aimed at; the prison officials of that time looked upon a criminal as a helpless wretch, presenting fair game for plunder, torture and tyranny. Elizabeth Fry Mrs. E. R. Pitman 
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								Extirpation of the eyes in a newly born animal entails an arrest of the development of these centers, but has no effect on the medial geniculate bodies or on the inferior colliculi. 
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								Extirpation of the thyroid gland has in recent years been successfully practiced. 
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								Extirpation of the thyroid gland has in recent years been successfully practiced. 
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								Extirpation has been the watchword with which Caucasian Christianity has gone about the world. The Conquest of Fear Basil King 1893 
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								Extirpation by the knife is not practicable, as the walls of the tumor are not sufficiently defined. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877 
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								Prophesie was accomplished in the Extirpation of the History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870 
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