English-German translations for obliteration

• Vernichtung die
  Nun müssen wir zuschauen, wie ein Teil unserer Kultur verschwindet und wir werden Zeuge der Vernichtung seiner Ursprünge. One branch of our culture is now disappearing before our very eyes and we are witnessing the obliteration of one of its sources.

Definition of obliteration

• The total destruction of something
• The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis

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• obliterating
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