ablation

noun ab·la·tion \a-ˈblā-shən\

Definition of ABLATION

: the process of ablating: as

a : surgical removal

b : loss of a part (as ice from a glacier or the outside of a nose cone) by melting or vaporization

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noun ab·la·tion \a-ˈblā-shən\

: the process of ablating; especially : surgical removal

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