ablation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Types & categories
- surgical operation hypernym
- adenoidectomy hyponym
- adrenalectomy hyponym
- appendectomy hyponym
- cholecystectomy hyponym
- clitoridectomy hyponym
- embolectomy hyponym
- endarterectomy hyponym
- enervation hyponym
- hypophysectomy hyponym
- hysterectomy hyponym
- laminectomy hyponym
- laryngectomy hyponym
- lithotomy hyponym
- lobectomy hyponym
- lumpectomy hyponym
- mastectomy hyponym
- mastoidectomy hyponym
- meniscectomy hyponym
- nephrectomy hyponym
- neurectomy hyponym
- oophorectomy hyponym
- oophorosalpingectomy hyponym
- ophthalmectomy hyponym
- orchidectomy hyponym
- pancreatectomy hyponym
- pneumonectomy hyponym
- prostatectomy hyponym
- salpingectomy hyponym
- septectomy hyponym
- sigmoidectomy hyponym
- splenectomy hyponym
- stapedectomy hyponym
- sympathectomy hyponym
- thrombectomy hyponym
- thyroidectomy hyponym
- tonsillectomy hyponym
- vasectomy hyponym
- vulvectomy hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
Types & categories
- wearing hypernym
Related & opposite
- ablate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | extirpate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ablate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surgical operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adenoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenalectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | appendectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cholecystectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clitoridectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embolectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endarterectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enervation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypophysectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hysterectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laminectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laryngectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lithotomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lobectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lumpectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meniscectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nephrectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neurectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oophorectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oophorosalpingectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ophthalmectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orchidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pneumonectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prostatectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salpingectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | septectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigmoidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | splenectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stapedectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sympathectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrombectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyroidectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tonsillectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasectomy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulvectomy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ablate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wearing |