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Where does “ablation” come from?

Ablation comes from Latin ablatio, a noun formed from the prefix ab- meaning "away" and the verb ferre meaning "to carry or bear," ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

ablation (English): A carrying or taking away; removal; The surgical...

Definitions

  1. A carrying or taking away; removal; The surgical...

Ancestry of “ablation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalbacioun—

Words derived from “ablation”

  • cryoablation
  • photoablation
  • myeloablation
  • thermoablation
  • immunoablation
  • chemoablation
  • cytoablation
  • electroablation
  • nanoelectroablation
  • hemiablation
Every word from Middle English albacioun →