erasions

Noun

erasion (countable and uncountable, plural erasions)

1. The act of erasing; a rubbing out or obliteration; erasure.
   • If erasions are found in a text occuring verbatim in another author who continues the material erased, then without a doubt that first author in the particular instance is not original.1949, Franciscan Studies - Volume 9, page 105
2. The surgical removal of tissue by scraping.
   • A very considerable time must elapse before an operation can assert that a case of excision or erasion of the knee is thoroughly successful.1888, A. Marmaduke Shield, “Erasion of the Knee Joint”, in Annals of Surgery, volume 7, page 117