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erasion

[ ih-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ ɪˈreɪ ʒən, -ʃən /
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noun
the act of erasing.
Surgery.
  1. the scraping away of tissue, especially of bone.
  2. Also called arthrectomy. excision of a joint.
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Origin of erasion

First recorded in 1780–90; erase + -ion

Words nearby erasion

eradicate, eradication, erase, eraser, erasing head, erasion, Erasistratus, Erasmian, Erasmus, Erasmus, Desiderius, Erastian
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British Dictionary definitions for erasion

erasion
/ (ɪˈreɪʒən) /
noun
the act of erasing; erasure
the surgical scraping away of tissue, esp of bone
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