ablation
pronunciation
How to pronounce ablation in British English:
UK [əˈbleɪʃn]
How to pronounce ablation in American English:
US [ əˈbleɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
Word Origin
- ablation (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin ablationem (nominative ablatio), "a taking away," noun of action from past participle stem of auferre "to carry away," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + ferre (past participle latum; see oblate) "to bear."
Example
- 1. Radiofrequency ablation is often done on an outpatient basis .
- 2. This image shows the ablation zone where the glacier is primarily losing ice .
- 3. To give surgeons a clearer picture of the scar tissue , the philips researchers squeezed an ultrasound transducer down to just 1mm ( 0.04 inches ) and inserted it into the tip of an ablation catheter .
- 4. If catheter ablation and implanted icd don 't work you may need this surgery .
- 5. What are the limitations of radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors ?