ablate

English Thesaurus

1. remove an organ or bodily structure (verb.change)

hypernym	:	remove, take, take away, withdraw,
definition	:	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)

domain category	:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process,
definition	:	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)

2. wear away through erosion or vaporization (verb.change)

hypernym	:	wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin,
definition	:	deteriorate through use or stress (verb.change)

3. remove an organ or bodily structure (verb.change)

derivation	:	ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation,
definition	:	surgical removal of a body part or tissue (noun.act)

4. wear away through erosion or vaporization (verb.change)

derivation	:	ablation,
definition	:	the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers (noun.process)

derivation	:	ablative,
definition	:	tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature (adj.all)

5. remove an organ or bodily structure (verb.change)

derivation	:	ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation,
definition	:	surgical removal of a body part or tissue (noun.act)

6. wear away through erosion or vaporization (verb.change)

derivation	:	ablation,
definition	:	the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers (noun.process)

derivation	:	ablative,
definition	:	tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature (adj.all)