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ablation

UK //əˈbleɪʃ(ə)n//US //æˈbleɪʃən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'ablatio',意为'带走'或'移除',由'ab-'(离开)和'latio'(携带)组成。

noun

❶ 指通过手术、激光等方式切除或移除身体组织的过程,常用于医疗领域描述肿瘤切除等治疗手段。

“The doctor recommended cardiac ablation to treat the irregular heartbeat.”

(医生建议用心脏消融术治疗心律不齐。)

“Laser ablation is often used in eye surgery to correct vision problems.”

(激光消融术常用于眼科手术以矫正视力问题。)

❶ 在地理学中,指冰川或积雪因融化、蒸发等自然过程导致的物质损失。

“The glacier's ablation rate has increased due to climate change.”

(由于气候变化,冰川的消融速度加快了。)

“Scientists measured the ablation of the snowpack over the winter months.”

(科学家测量了冬季积雪的消融情况。)

同义词:removal, excision, erosion, dissipation, extraction

常见短语

ablation therapy — 一种医疗技术,通过物理或化学方法破坏异常组织,常用于治疗癌症或心律不齐。

“Ablation therapy has become a common treatment for small liver tumors.”

(消融疗法已成为治疗小型肝脏肿瘤的常用方法。)

ablation zone — 冰川学中指冰川表面因融化或蒸发导致冰量净损失的区域。

“The ablation zone of the glacier has expanded significantly in recent years.”

(近年来,冰川的消融区显著扩大。)