Answer: ablation

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ABLATIONSurgical removal
ablationthe removal, esp. of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery
ablationthe reduction in volume of glacial ice, snow, or n├®v├® by the combined processes of melting, evaporation, and calving
ablationsurgical removal of a bodily part