ablation
noun
ab·la·tion
a-ˈblā-shən 
: the process of ablating: such as
a
: surgical removal
b
: loss of a part (such as ice from a glacier or the outside of a nose cone) by melting or vaporization
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Naismith partnered with Stephen Merkel from the University of Amsterdam, who had access to a portable laser ablation machine.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Each of these hospitals performs hundreds of Afib ablations per year.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Extreme cold has also typically been used for this cell-removal process called ablation.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
While hospitalized, Pritchard underwent an ablation, a surgical procedure to create scar tissue inside the heart to help maintain a normal heart rhythm.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
My doctors used ablation to successfully burn and freeze them away.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
For example, the esophagus passes behind the heart right in the location where ablation is conducted, and too much treatment can be disastrous.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Otherwise, managing the chronic condition often involves hormones like birth control or surgery like endometrial ablation or hysterectomy.
—Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation is a laparoscopic fibroid treatment that allows your doctor to map the precise location of your fibroids and destroy them from the inside out.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 July 2023
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Each of these hospitals performs hundreds of Afib ablations per year.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Extreme cold has also typically been used for this cell-removal process called ablation.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
While hospitalized, Pritchard underwent an ablation, a surgical procedure to create scar tissue inside the heart to help maintain a normal heart rhythm.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
My doctors used ablation to successfully burn and freeze them away.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
For example, the esophagus passes behind the heart right in the location where ablation is conducted, and too much treatment can be disastrous.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Otherwise, managing the chronic condition often involves hormones like birth control or surgery like endometrial ablation or hysterectomy.
—Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation is a laparoscopic fibroid treatment that allows your doctor to map the precise location of your fibroids and destroy them from the inside out.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 July 2023
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ablation
noun
ab·la·tion
a-ˈblā-shən
: the process of ablating: as
a
: surgical cutting and removal
b
: removal of a part (as the outside of a nose cone) by melting or vaporization
Medical Definition
ablation
noun
ab·la·tion
a-ˈblā-shən
: the process of ablating
especially
: surgical removal
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