1) Erode 2) Erode away 3) Remove by cutting 4) Remove by evaporation 5) Remove by melting 6) To undergo ablation 7) Vaporize 8) Wear 9) Wear away through erosion 10) Wear off 11) Wear out 12) Wear thin
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To remove, usually by cutting. at surgery a tumour may be ablated. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ab-lāt´) to remove, especially by cutting, usually with a laser or electrocautery.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ab-lāt′ Definitions: 1. To remove, or to destroy the function of.
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Ablate: To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from the Latin 'ablatum' meaning to carry away. In 1671 the ablation (removal) of a disease was a matter for consideration. But by 1846 'ablation' had taken on a specifically surgical edge and today it applies principally to the surgical...
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[
v] - wear away through erosion or vaporization 2. [v] - remove an organ or bodily structure by surgery
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ablate, ablating, ablated 1. To remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.; for example, to ablate a metal surface with intense heat. 2. In medicine, to excise, amputate, or otherwise destroy the biological function; for example, of a body tissue. 3. To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, vaporization, wearing, or wasting aw...
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To carry away. Specifically, to carry away heat generated by aerodynamic heating, from a vital part, by arranging for its absorption in a non-vital part, which may melt or vaporize, then fall away taking the heat with it. See also: Ablating Material.
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verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
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