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ablation

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"Surgical removal"

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8 lettersPronunciation /əˈbleɪ.ʃn̩/Part of speech nounSorted aabilnotStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Word origin

From Late Middle English ablacioun (“removal”), from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”), from auferō (“to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove”) + -tiō (“-tion”, nominal suffix). Doublet of ablatio. Compare French ablation. By surface analysis, ablat(e) + -ion.

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