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ablation

wearing away; loss of substance (as ice from a glacier, by melting or evaporation);
surgical removal of body tissue or body part; excision

Sightings:

Doc talk

Rock talk

Arctic rock talk
(explore for more resources for newcomers)

How meteoroids lose it

How artworks lose it
(explore for more art conservation resources)

Resources for those facing liver disease procedures:
USC -- UCSF -- UC Davis -- RSNA
-- or treatment for heart disease: AHA -- Mayo Clinic

Glacier with a record
(explore for more glacial lore)

Calculating snow melt
(explore for geospecific rendering)

Alternative to hysterectomy

Lots of links for treatment of: lung cancer -- alcoholism

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