— obliterative /euh blit"euh ray'tiv, -euhr euh tiv/ , adj.
/euh blit'euh ray"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
2. Pathol. , Surg. the removal of a part as a result of disease or surgery.
[ 1650-60; oblitteration- (s. of oblitteratio ), equiv. to oblitterat ( us ) (see OBLITERATE) + -ion- -ION ]