to ablate
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- verb
- /əˈbleɪt/
- Specialized
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ablacionar
- A Coblation wand was used to completely ablate the lingual tonsil tissue from the vallecula and to achieve hemostasis (Figure 3).
Well, yes, you could like ablate either the posterior or the anterior pathway.
- Well, yes, you could like ablate either the posterior or the anterior pathway.
Examples
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I had my thyroid ablated nearly 30 years ago with radioactive iodine due to Graves' disease.
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But she's just had her toenail ablated.
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They also have gone in and just ablated structures.
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Well, yes, you could like ablate either the posterior or the anterior pathway.
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Working with an electrical engineer, we designed RF arrays to ablate tumors.
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You're not allowed to ablate humans, you can't stick electrodes in their skulls.
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Radiofrequency ablation employs radiofrequency energy to ablate hypertrophied nasal turbinates.
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The deletion allele leads to a premature stop, likely ablating gene function, and purifying selection may perhaps explain the low frequency of the allele in nature.
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The administration of high-dose radioactive iodine to ablate normal thyroid remnants can lead to sialadenitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and leukemia.
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The doctor decided to ablate the tumor to prevent it from spreading further.
Synonyms
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7.2
To cut off a limb or body part by surgery
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9.5
To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery
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8.5
To remove a device, organ, or tissue from a body for study
To remove an organ or body tissue completely by surgery
To remove a growth or organ whole from the tissue around it
To remove the contents of an organ by surgery
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Etymology
Ablate comes from the Latin ablatus, which means 'taken away' and includes the prefix ab- meaning 'away', like in absent. So in medicine, to ablate tissue is to 'take away' or remove it, for example by surgery or by using a laser.