ablación

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ablātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ablaˈθjon/ [a.β̞laˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ablaˈsjon/ [a.β̞laˈsjõn]

Noun

ablación f (plural ablaciones)

1. (medicine) ablation (the removal of a body part, especially in the context of female genital mutilation)
2. (geology) ablation (the removal of a glacier)

Related terms

• ablativo
• ablatorio

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001