ablació

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ablātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βlə.siˈo]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.blə.siˈo]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.bla.siˈo]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

ablació f (plural ablacions)

  1. (surgery) ablation (the surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor)
  2. (sciences) ablation (the progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes)
  3. (geology) ablation (the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation)

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