ablate

Definition of Ablate in English :

1. ablate

wear away through erosion or vaporization

2. ablate

remove an organ or bodily structure

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ablate

verb

(transitive)

to remove by ablation

verb transitiveWord forms: abˈlated or abˈlating

1.

to remove, as by surgery

2. Astronomy

to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed

v. ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing, ab·lates

v.tr.

1. Medicine To remove or destroy the function of (a body organ or tissue).

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

v.intr.

To become ablated; undergo ablation.