Associations to the word «Ablation»
Noun
- Catheter
- Spectrometry
- Laser
- Plasma
- Ultrasound
- Ionization
- Accumulation
- Tumor
- Graphite
- Spectroscopy
- Glacier
- Lesion
- Microwave
- Evaporation
- Flutter
- Biopsy
- Transplantation
- Tissue
- Atrium
- Recurrence
- Deposition
- Robotic
- Therapy
- Iodine
- Tuna
- Shrimp
- Modality
- Electrode
- Stimulation
- Spectrometer
- Ire
- Sinus
- Uv
- Surgery
- Parkinson
- Vapor
- Fluorescence
- Conduction
- Vein
- Ethanol
- Injection
- Analyzer
- Ovary
- Procedure
- Uterus
- Calibration
- Pb
- Emission
- Spawn
- Axon
- Sampling
- Nd
- Opioid
- Pulse
- Carcinoma
- Phenotype
- Liver
- Stripping
- Spec
- Gps
- Removal
- Mass
- Marrow
- Lymphoma
- Etching
- Som
- Russo
- Hypertension
- Sod
- Mapping
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABLATION, noun. (obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABLATION, noun. (medicine) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABLATION, noun. (sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping. [Mid 20th century.]
ABLATION, noun. (geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion, mass wasting. [Mid 20th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABLATION, noun. Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
ABLATION, noun. The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers.
Wise words
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