Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "epilation" ita ce kawar da gashi, ko dai ta hanyar tsutsawa, yin wanki, aski, ko amfani da wasu hanyoyi kamar electrolysis ko maganin laser. Fitowa wani tsari ne da ake iya amfani da shi don cire gashi daga sassa daban-daban na jiki, ciki har da ƙafafu, hannaye, da fuska. Manufar epilation ita ce cire gashi daga tushen, maimakon yanke shi a saman fata, wanda ke ba da damar tsawon lokaci na fata mara gashi.