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Type Words
Synonyms cutting out, excision, extirpation
Type of surgical procedure, surgical operation, operation, surgical process, surgery
Has types clitoridectomy, embolectomy, endarterectomy, enervation, female circumcision, hypophysectomy, hysterectomy, laminectomy, laryngectomy, lithotomy, lobectomy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, meniscectomy, nephrectomy, neurectomy, oophorectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, ophthalmectomy, orchidectomy, orchiectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, septectomy, sigmoidectomy, splenectomy, stapedectomy, adenoidectomy, suprarenalectomy, adrenalectomy, appendectomy, appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, thrombectomy, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy, vulvectomy, sympathectomy
Derivation ablate
Type Words
Type of erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
Derivation ablate

Examples of ablation

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One treatment commonly administered with a catheter is cardiac ablation therapy.
From the economist.com
Radioiodine application and microwave ablation are both non-surgical procedures.
From the sacbee.com
The genetic ablation techniques described could prove useful in battling cancer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ablation is a process that includes sublimation and erosive wear of glacier ice.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now atrial fibrillation can be treated with a catheter ablation in many patients.
From the abcnews.go.com
If this does not help, a good other approach is to perform an ablation procedure.
From the abcnews.go.com
The study was supported by BARRX Medical, which manufactures the ablation device.
From the sciencedaily.com
Study finds catheter ablation is highly effective when medication doesn't work.
From the latimes.com
Patients with AF benefit from catheter ablation which is being used more and more.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  • The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
  • (ablate) wear away through erosion or vaporization
  • (ablate) remove an organ or bodily structure
  • (ablative) relating to the ablative case
  • (ablative) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
  • Ablation means removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes. The term occurs in spaceflight associated with atmospheric reentry, in glaciology, medicine, and passive fire protection.
  • In linguistics, ablative case (abbreviated) is a name given to cases in various languages whose common characteristic is that they mark motion away from something, though the details in each language may differ. ...
  • (ablate) To remove or decrease something by the process of ablation; To undergo ablation