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ablation

/a-bley-shuhn/US // æˈbleɪ ʃən //UK // (æbˈleɪʃən) //

消融,消融术,消蚀,消融化

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
    • : the reduction in volume of glacial ice, snow, or névé by the combined processes of melting, evaporation, and calving.Compare alimentation.
    • : Aerospace. erosion of the protective outer surface of a spacecraft or missile due to the aerodynamic heating caused by travel at hypersonic speed during reentry through the atmosphere.

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Examples

  • I underwent an endometrial ablation in my 30s, rendering my periods worse than ever.

  • Besides being a beacon for sledging parties, it was used for ablation measurements.

  • Excessive connective-tissue growth, exceptionally met with, is to be treated by ablation with the scissors or knife.

  • Each year there must be a very slow sinking of the surface, but the ablation is infinitesimal.

  • The fracture of the bones or the ablation of a limb is often observed on animals which have been struck.

  • The first step towards this assurance is the ablation of the chronic Shaksperian comparison.