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From Latin ablātiō, from ablātus, the perfect passive participle of auferō (“‘carry away’”). Compare French ablation.

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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1. A carrying or taking away; removal.
2. (medicine) The surgical removal of a body part; amputation.
3. (sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping.

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Ablation f. (plural Ablations)

1. The often forceful removal (physical or otherwise) or abolition of something.
   • 2008 April 25, Martine Chouinard, "Brebis égarée", Le Devoir:

     Patrono:... se contentant d'annoncer que l'ablation des nouvelles permettra de voguer vers «la production d'émissions culturelles et de divertissement de qualité». — merely announcing that the elimination of news programming [on tv channel TQS] will allow it to focus on "the production of quality entertainment and cultural programming"

2. (medicine) ablation
3. (sciences) ablation

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