ablations
n. C1 Advanced ab·la·tions
n. the process of removing or wearing away a surface, often by melting or scraping. It can also describe the removal of a part of the body to treat a medical condition.
n. the process of wearing away or removing a surface through melting, erosion, or surgical excision. Often refers to the surgical removal of tissue or the geological erosion of rock.
The sun caused the ice to undergo rapid ablations.
Doctors performed several ablations to treat the patient's heart arrhythmia and restore a regular heartbeat.
Geologists studied the ablations on the mountain peaks to understand how climate change is accelerating the retreat of local glaciers over the last century.