Ablation

[æb'leiʃәn]

(noun.) surgical removal of a body part or tissue.

(noun.) the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers.

杰克逊整理--From WordNet

(n.) A carrying or taking away; removal.

(n.) Extirpation.

(n.) Wearing away; superficial waste.

黛博拉校对

n. the act of carrying away: (geol.) the wearing away of rock by the action of water.—adj. Ablati′tious.

校对:惠特尼