Found 2 items, similar to Ablation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ablation 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ablation 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Extirpation. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) Wearing away; superficial waste. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]