ABLATION


Meaning of ABLATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: a- ' bl ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

: 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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