ablation

Synonyms for ablation: removal, excision, amputation, eradication, surgical removal, cutting away.

Definitions

The surgical removal of body tissue.

The removal or wearing away of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes.

The loss of glacial ice or snow through melting, evaporation, or sublimation.

The surgeon performed an ablation to remove the damaged tissue in the patient's heart.

The spacecraft's heat shield was designed to undergo controlled ablation during atmospheric reentry.