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ablation

ab·la·tion

ablation

 
pronunciation:
bleI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: surgical removal of any part of the body.
ablation of the tumor
definition 2: erosion, esp. by heat.
glacial ablationablation of the rocket's nose cone
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