For Ablation we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Atmospheric Chemistry, Cancer, Eye Surgery, Fish, Geography, Geologic, Health, Physical Geography and Prostate Cancer.

Ablation (Atmospheric Chemistry)

The weathering of a glacier by surface melting, or rock weathering by hydraulic erosion. [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; v91n1; pages 365-369; 1994.] [Analytical Chemistry; v66n20; pages 3431-3435; 1994.]

Ablation (Cancer)

In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, or other methods.

Ablation (Eye Surgery)

The vaporization of tissue with the excimer laser.

Ablation (Fish)

The process by which ice and snow waste away as a result of melting and/or evaporation.

Ablation (Geography)

The process of wastage of snow or ice, especially by melting

Ablation (Geologic)

Occurs when more glacier ice is lost by melting and evaporation each year than is added by snowfall.

Ablation (Health)

Elimination or removal.

Ablation (Physical Geography)

Surface removal of ice or snow from a glacier or snowfield by melting, sublimation, and/or calving.

Ablation (Prostate Cancer)

Reduction of; for example, in the management of prostate cancer, hormonal ablation means the use of hormonal techniques to reduce the spread of prostate cancer cells and cryoablation means the use of deep freezing techniques to reduce the number of live prostate and prostate cancer cells

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