Ablation:
Removal or excision. Ablation is usually
carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid
gland (a total
thyroidectomy) is ablation of the thyroid. The word ablation comes
from the Latin ablatum
meaning to carry away.
Historically, the word ablation once
had mainly a general meaning so that 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
removal of any part of
the body.
Removal or excision. Ablation is usually
carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid
gland (a total
thyroidectomy) is ablation of the thyroid. The word ablation comes
from the Latin ablatum
meaning to carry away.
Historically, the word ablation once
had mainly a general meaning so that 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
removal of any part of
the body.
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