ablate

Verb
  1. Wear away through erosion or vaporization (synset 200276265)
    is a type of: wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress
  2. Remove an organ or bodily structure (synset 200177588)
    referred to in: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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