surgical removal, excision; reduction of the mass of a glacier through the melting and evaporation of snow and ice; burning away of a spacecraft's protective covering during atmospheric reentry
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Ablation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Wearing away; superficial waste.
Wearing away; superficial waste.
(n.)
Extirpation.
Extirpation.
(n.)
A carrying or taking away; removal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA carrying or taking away; removal.
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. taylor.
2. (med.) extirpation.
3. (geol.) wearing away; superficial waste.
Noun
1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
(synonym) extirpation, cutting out, excision
(hypernym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hyponym) adenoidectomy
(derivation) ablate
2. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
(hypernym) erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
(derivation) ablate
Ablation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The combined processes of melting and sublimation, which reduce the mass of the ice or snow in a glacier or snow field.
Ablation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ablation is removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes. Examples of ablative materials are described below and include spacecraft material for ascent and atmospheric reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine, and passive fire protection materials.
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Ablation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1) The process by which ice and snow waste away as a result of melting and/or evaporation. (2) The erosive processes by which a glacier is reduced.
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Ablation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, or other methods.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
noun
removal of an organ or of part of the body by surgery
segmental ablation = surgical removal of part of a nail, as treatment for an ingrowing toenail
removal of an organ or of part of the body by surgery
segmental ablation = surgical removal of part of a nail, as treatment for an ingrowing toenail
