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ablation noun

  /æbˈleɪ.ʃn̩/ , /əˈbleɪ.ʃn̩/
  • (obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • (surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • (sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping. [Mid 20th century.]
 ablation

ablator

couche d’ablation
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