erasion

American  

[ih-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪˈreɪ ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

1. the act of erasing.

2. Surgery.

   1. the scraping away of tissue, especially of bone.

   2. Also called arthrectomy.  excision of a joint.

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erasion British  

/ ɪˈreɪʒən /

noun

1. the act of erasing; erasure

2. the surgical scraping away of tissue, esp of bone

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Etymology

Origin of erasion

First recorded in 1780–90; erase + -ion

Example Sentences

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erasion

To my surprise, See Yup triumphantly produced HIS copy with the erasion itself carefully imitated, and, in fact, much more neatly done than mine.

From Stories in Light and Shadow by Bret Harte

Of these various operative methods those now most favored are erasion and excision, punctate and linear scarification methods are now rarely employed.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Paul, beginning to smell a rat, examined the notice with closer attention, and soon detected the erasion where "Fifth" had been substituted for "Third Form."

From The Hero of Garside School by James Harwood Panting

Cauterization, scarification, erasion and excision are variously practised; the particular method depending, in great measure, upon the extent of the disease, the part involved, and other circumstances.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

By the use of such caustics as caustic potash, chloride-of-zinc paste, pyrogallic acid, arsenic, and the galvano-cautery; and by operative measures, such as excision and erasion with the dermal curette, and by the x-ray.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon