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(ab lāt′)

transitive verb ablated, ablating

to remove, as by surgery
Astrophysics to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed
Geol. to wear away, as by erosion

Origin: back-form. < ablation < LL(Ec) ablatio, a taking away < L ablatus: see ablative

intransitive verb

to undergo ablation

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ablation noun

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verb ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing, ab·lates

verb, transitive

Medicine To excise, amputate, or otherwise destroy the biological function of (a body tissue, for example).
To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

verb, intransitive

To become ablated; undergo ablation.

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Origin: Back-formation from ablation

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