# ablation

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈbleɪ.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #38,260

## Definitions
1. A carrying or taking away; removal.
2. The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
3. The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.
4. The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English ablacioun (“removal”), from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”), from auferō (“to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove”) + -tiō (“-tion”, nominal suffix). Doublet of ablatio. Compare French ablation. By surface analysis, ablat(e) + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **abortion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ablation-vs-abortion)
- **aviation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ablation-vs-aviation)
- **abrasion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ablation-vs-abrasion)
- **abolition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ablation-vs-abolition)
- **adulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ablation-vs-adulation)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abaltion`, `abblation`, `ablaiton`, `ablasion`, `ablatino`, `ablationn`, `ablatoin`, `ablattion`, `abllation`, `abltaion`, `albation`, `balation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ablation