ablation
🇺🇸
/əˈbleɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/əˈbleɪʃn/
noun
R
A medical procedure where a part of the body is removed.
The doctor recommended an ablation to treat the heart condition.
R
The process where ice, snow, or rock is lost from a large mass due to natural forces like the sun, wind, or rain.
The glacier's size decreased due to ablation from the summer heat.
translation
A medical procedure where a part of the body is removed.; The process where ice, snow, or rock is lost from a large mass due to natural forces like the sun, wind, or rain.
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ablations