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ab·la·tion
 ablation
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- pronunciation:
bleI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
surgical removal of any part of the body.
ablation of the tumor |
| definition 2: |
erosion, esp. by heat.
glacial ablationablation of the rocket's nose cone |
| related words: |
loss |
adjective + (n.)ablation
cardiac, intentional, successful, surgical, topical, unilateral, vestibular
verb + (n.)ablation
achieve, concur, employ, increase, perform, snore, treat, undergo
noun + (n.)ablation
aggressiveness,
arrhythmia,
base,
catheter,
chemotherapy,
device,
doctor,
drive,
energy,
excision,
frequency,
future,
laser,
patient,
procedure,
radio,
radio-frequency,
result,
shock,
surface,
technique,
therapy,
tissue,
tongue,
treatment,
trial,
ultrasound,
zone
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The word ablation
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, aberrant, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, ablate, ablation, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, abrupt, abscond, absence, absent, absolute, absolve, absorb, abstain, abstract, abnegate, abuse, abusive
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
ablate, ablation, afferent, aquifer, collate, collation, confer, conference, conifer, correlate, defer1, differ, different, elate, elation, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, preferable, prelate, proliferate, refer, relate, relation, relative, rotifer, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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