Ab-lā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. ablatio, from ab and latio, a carrying, from latus, p. p. of ferre, to carry, ablatus, p. p. of auferre, to carry away, compounded of ab and ferre; Fr. ablation.]

  1. The act or process of taking away. Bp. Taylor.
  2. (Med.) An evacuation. Dunglison.