ablation

English

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Etymology

From Latin ablātiō, from ablātus, the perfect passive participle of auferō (“carry away”). Compare French ablation.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ə-blā'-shən IPA: /ə.'bleɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ablation (plural ablations)

1. A carrying or taking away; removal.
2. (medicine) The surgical removal of a body part; amputation.
3. (sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping.

Translations

removal

Bulgarian: отстраняване (bg) Croatian: ablacija (hr) f.

Hindi: उच्छेदन (hi) m. Spanish: ablación (es) f.

amputation

Bulgarian: ампутация (bg) Croatian: ablacija (hr) f.

Russian: ампутация (ru) f. Spanish: ablación  (es) f.

progressive removal of material

Croatian: ablacija (hr) f.

Russian: абляция (ru) f.

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Vietnamese: sự cắt bỏ, sự tải mòn, sự tiêu mòn

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French

Noun

ablation f. (plural ablations)

1. The often forceful removal (physical or otherwise) or abolition of something.
   • 2008 April 25, Martine Chouinard, "Brebis égarée", Le Devoir:

     […] se contentant d'annoncer que l'ablation des nouvelles permettra de voguer vers «la production d'émissions culturelles et de divertissement de qualité». — merely announcing that the elimination of news programming [on tv channel TQS] will allow it to focus on "the production of quality entertainment and cultural programming"

2. (medicine) ablation
3. (sciences) ablation