[
US
/ˌəˈbɫeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /ɐblˈeɪtiən/ ]
[ UK /ɐblˈeɪtiən/ ]
NOUN
- the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
- surgical removal of a body part or tissue
How To Use ablation In A Sentence
- The most effective thermal protection method for single re-entry vehicles was ablation.
- Treatment by surgical excision or physical ablation of the excess tissue may improve cosmetic appearance.
- This thing came screaming down through the Martian atmosphere and it underwent some ablation.
- Radiofrequency ablation is the targeted cautery of cardiac tissue by local application of radiofrequency energy.
- Radiofrequency ablation is the targeted cautery of cardiac tissue by local application of radiofrequency energy.
- Treatment for menorrhagia may include hormone therapy, endometrial curettage, endometrial ablation, or hysterectomy.
- Ablation included wide area circumferential ablation or antral isolation (89%) or pulmonary vein isolation (46%) in all cases. Social Security Reports, News and Informaion
- Physicians should discuss risks and benefits of all options, including endometrial ablation and hysterectomy, with each patient.
- The addition of snow and ice in the accumulation zone and its loss in the ablation zone cause the glacier's downslope or long profile to steepen, increasing the stress on the ice crystals within it (Fig.
- Classical eyestalk ablation experiments have demonstrated that malacostracan reproduction is under sinus gland control.