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ablation

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈbleɪ.ʃn̩/
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/əˈbleɪ.ʃn̩/ · /æbˈleɪ.ʃn̩/

Definition of ablation

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A carrying or taking away; removal.
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noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A carrying or taking away; removal.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.
  4. (countable, uncountable)The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Late Latin ablātiōder. Middle English albacioun English ablation From Late Middle English ablacioun (“removal”), from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”), from auferō (“to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove”) + -tiō (“-tion”, nominal suffix). Doublet of ablatio. Compare French ablation. By surface analysis, ablat(e) + -ion.

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