Ablation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmeɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪəbəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪəbəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmeɪld/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cutting out excision extirpation

Word Forms

ablate	verb	remove an organ or bodily structure
extirpate	verb	surgically remove (an organ)
excise	verb	remove by cutting

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

ablación

extirpación quirúrgica de una parte o tejido del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

ablazione

rimozione chirurgica di una parte o di un tessuto corporeo

🇳🇱Dutch

ablatie

chirurgische verwijdering van een lichaamsdeel of weefsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

ablação

remoção cirúrgica de uma parte ou tecido do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

абляция

хирургическое удаление части тела или ткани

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पृथक करना

शरीर के किसी अंग या ऊतक को शल्य चिकित्सा द्वारा हटाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিমোচন

শরীরের একটি অংশ বা টিস্যু অস্ত্রোপচার অপসারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நீக்குதல்

உடல் உறுப்பு அல்லது திசுக்களை அறுவை சிகிச்சை மூலம் அகற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అబ్లేషన్

శరీర భాగం లేదా కణజాలం యొక్క శస్త్రచికిత్స తొలగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

पृथक्करण

शरीराचा भाग किंवा ऊतक शस्त्रक्रियेने काढून टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસર્જન

શરીરના કોઈ ભાગ અથવા પેશીઓને સર્જિકલ રીતે દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಯಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಶಸ್ತ್ರಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯಿಂದ ತೆಗೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അബ്ലേഷൻ

ശരീരഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ടിഷ്യു ശസ്ത്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਤਮਾ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਅੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਜੀਕਲ ਹਟਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاتمہ

جسم کے کسی حصے یا ٹشو کو جراحی سے ہٹانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消融

手术切除身体部位或组织

🇯🇵Japanese

アブレーション

体の一部または組織の外科的除去

🇰🇷Korean

제거

신체 일부나 조직을 외과적으로 제거하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cắt bỏ

phẫu thuật cắt bỏ một bộ phận cơ thể hoặc mô

🇹🇭Thai

การระเหย

การผ่าตัดเอาส่วนของร่างกายหรือเนื้อเยื่อออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ablasi

operasi pengangkatan bagian atau jaringan tubuh

🇲🇾Malay

ablasi

pembedahan membuang bahagian badan atau tisu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاجتثاث

الاستئصال الجراحي لجزء من الجسم أو الأنسجة

🇮🇷Persian

فرسایش

برداشتن قسمتی از بدن یا بافت با جراحی

🇹🇷Turkish

ablasyon

vücudun bir kısmının veya dokusunun cerrahi olarak çıkarılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּרִיתָה

הסרה כירורגית של חלק או רקמה בגוף

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