ABLA'TION, noun [Latin ab and latio, a carrying.]
A carrying away. In medicine, the taking from the body whatever is hurtful; evacuations in general. In chimistry, the removal of whatever is finished or no longer necessary.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.