ablation
Pronunciation:
/æbˈleɪ.ʃn̩/noun
Definitions
A carrying or taking away; removal.
The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping.
The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion, mass wasting.