ablasi

See also: ablası

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ablatie, from French ablation, from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apˈlasi]
• Hyphenation: ab‧la‧si

Noun

ablasi (plural ablasi-ablasi, first-person possessive ablasiku, second-person possessive ablasimu, third-person possessive ablasinya)

1. ablation:
   1. the progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.
   2. (geology) the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
   3. (meteorology) the depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
   4. (surgery) the surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor.
   5. (cardiology) ablation therapy using radio frequency waves on the heart is used to cure a variety of cardiac arrhythmiae.

Derived terms

• mengablasi

 

• ablasi kateter
• ablasi retina

 

Further reading

• “ablasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.