Ablation

Ablation
Removal or excision. Ablation is usually carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid gland (a total thyroidectomy) is ablation of the thyroid. The word ablation comes from the Latin ablatum meaning to carry away. Historically, the word ablation once had mainly a general meaning so that in 1671 the ablation (removal) of a disease was a matter for consideration. But by 1846 "ablation" had taken on a specifically surgical edge and today it applies principally to the surgical removal of any part of the body.
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Removal of a body part or the destruction of its function, as by a surgical procedure, morbid process, or noxious substance. [L. see ablate]
- electrode catheter a. a method of ablating the site of origin of arrhythmias whereby high-energy electrical current is delivered by intravascular catheters.
- endometrial a. therapeutic selective endometrial destruction.
- laparoscopic uterosacral nerve a. laparoscopic transection via laser (usually KTP or argon) of the uterosacral nerves for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.

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ab·la·tion a-'blā-shən n the process of ablating esp surgical removal

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n.
the removal of tissue, a part of the body, or an abnormal growth. See also endometrial ablation.

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ab·la·tion (ab-laґshən) [L. ablatus carried away] 1. separation or detachment; extirpation; eradication. 2. removal or destruction of a part, especially by cutting.

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