Associations to the word «Ablation»
Noun
- Mri
- Efficacy
- Isthmus
- Wavelength
- Chemotherapy
- Needle
- Treatment
- Solid
- Neuron
- Radiation
- Implant
- Absorption
- Ms
- Tel
- Technique
- Apoptosis
- Discharge
- Microscopy
- Complication
- Spark
- Patient
- Blocker
- Neutron
- Standardization
- Sample
- Cyst
- Pancreas
- Wick
- Gage
- Meth
- Anesthesia
- Meteorite
- Pathway
- Cancer
- Isotope
- Frequency
- Conductivity
- Mbe
- Lib
- Instrumentation
- Uptake
- Mouse
- Scaffold
- Incision
- Mott
- Treat
- Baylor
- Detection
- Intensity
- Polymer
- Wolff
- Furnace
- Abbreviation
- Acronym
- Artery
- Flux
- Substrate
- Composite
- Probe
- Hormone
- Dieter
- Medication
- Imaging
- Cu
- Excitation
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.
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