Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ablation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ablation \Ab*la"tion\, n. [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of
auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf.
F. ablation. See {Tolerate}.]
1. A carrying or taking away; removal. --Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.) Extirpation. --Dunglison.
3. (Geol.) Wearing away; superficial waste. --Tyndall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ablation
n 1: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {extirpation},
{cutting out}, {excision}]
2: the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
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