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Ablation
2. Removal of a harmful substance or growth.
Ablation comes from the Greek word "ab" meaning "from," and the Greek word "latus" meaning "carried away." Put the two words together and you have "carried away from."
1. Removal of a body part or to destroy the function of a body part through surgery, use of a harmful substance, or some other destructive process.
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