ablate

ab·late  (-blt)

v. ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing, ab·lates

v.tr.

1. Medicine To excise, amputate, or otherwise destroy the biological function of (a body tissue, for example).

2. To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

v.intr.

To become ablated; undergo ablation.

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[Back-formation from ablation.]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ablate - wear away through erosion or vaporization wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
	2.	ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"