Ablation
[n] surgical removal of a body part or tissue
[n] the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
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abrasion, abrasive, absorption, abstraction, assimilation, atomization, attrition, breakup, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decay, decomposition, decrease, decrement, deduction, degradation, deliquescenc