- ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
--1 is a kind of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
--1 has particulars:Derived form: verb ablate2 - ablation - the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
--2 is a kind of erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
Derived form: verb ablate1