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Excursus

ex·cur·sus /ekˈskərsəs/

noun
noun: excursus; plural noun: excursus; plural noun: excursuses
  1. a detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
    • a digression in a written text.

Extirpate

verb

  1. root out and destroy completely

[The Tempest – William Shakespeare]

Exudate

n.

  1. a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, especially in inflammation
  2. a substance secreted by a plant or insect

[Giving Up the Ghost — Hilary Mantel]