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Ablate: To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word "ablation" came from the Latin "ablatum" meaning to carry away.
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.
Definition of ABLATE. transitive verb: to remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporating . intransitive verb: to become ablated; especially ...
verb (used with object) 1. to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.: to ablate a metal surface with intense heat. Ablate Definition Find ...
ab·late (-bl t) v. ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing, ab·lates. v. tr. 1. Medicine To excise, amputate, or otherwise destroy the biological function of (a body tissue, for ...
Ablate: To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word "ablation" came from the Latin "ablatum" meaning to carry away.
transitive verb. to remove, as by surgery; Astrophysics to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at ...