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ablate
Definitions
To remove, usually by surgery.(Noun) 1. to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization or erosion
2. Medical: to revove abnormal growth by mechanical or surgical means
3.to erode the protective outer surface of a spacecraft through heat during the reentry through the atmosphere. (ablasion).
Usage: The doctor will ablate the abnormal growth during surgery.
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