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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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