ablation
Ablation (noun) means a medical procedure that destroys a small amount of tissue deliberately, usually with heat, cold or a laser, to treat a condition such as an irregular heartbeat or a tumour. Example: “She had a cardiac ablation to correct the arrhythmia.”
How to use ablation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDestroying or wearing away a small area of tissue or material on purpose.
Technical — medicine, geology and engineering.
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She had a cardiac _____ to correct the arrhythmia.
Etymology
From Latin "ablatus," carried away, from "auferre" (to remove).
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What is ablation?
In medicine, deliberately destroying a small area of tissue — often with heat, extreme cold or a laser — to treat a problem such as an irregular heart rhythm, a tumour or heavy periods.
What is cardiac ablation?
A procedure in which a catheter is threaded to the heart and used to scar the small patch of tissue causing an abnormal rhythm, so the faulty electrical signal can no longer travel through it.
What is the meaning of ablation?
"ablation" (noun) means a medical procedure that destroys a small amount of tissue deliberately, usually with heat, cold or a laser, to treat a condition such as an irregular heartbeat or a tumour.
What is another word for ablation?
Other words for "ablation" include removal.