Ablation

[æb'leiʃәn]

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

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

Inputed by Jackson--From WordNet

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

(n.) Extirpation.

(n.) Wearing away; superficial waste.

Inputed by Deborah

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

Editor: Whitney