ablasjon

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Ablasjon i Canada. — Ablation in Canada.

Etymology

From Latin ablātiō (taking away, removal), from auferō (to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove) (with the suffix -tiō (-tion, nominal suffix), from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis), from both ab- (from, away, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away), and from ferō (I bear, carry, bring), from Proto-Italic *ferō (to carry, bear), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (to be carrying), from *bʰer- (to bear, carry). Doublet of ablativ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ablaˈʃuːn/
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  • Rhymes: -uːn
  • Hyphenation: ab‧la‧sjon

Noun

ablasjon m (definite singular ablasjonen, indefinite plural ablasjoner, definite plural ablasjonene)

  1. (geology, sciences) an ablation (the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation or the progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes)
    • 1964, Drammens Tidende:
      ablasjon (avsmeltning) på hele breområdet
      ablation (melting) on the entire glacial area
  2. (medicine, surgery) an ablation (he surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor)
    Synonym: amputasjon
    • 2014 March 21, Norsk Helseinformatikk:
      dersom denne behandlingen ikke fører fram, er ablasjon (brenning av nervefibre ved innmunningen av lungevenene) i venstre forkammer aktuelt
      if this treatment does not work, ablation (burning of nerve fibers at the mouth of the pulmonary veins) in the left atrium is relevant

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