ablação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ablātiōnem (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.blaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.blaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.blɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βlɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: a‧bla‧ção

Noun

ablação f (plural ablações)

1. ablation; removal (act of removing)

   Synonyms: retirada, remoção

2. (medicine) ablation (removal of a body part)
3. (sciences) ablation (progressive removal of material)
4. (grammar) the removal of an initial phoneme of a term