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ablation

[a-bley-shuhn] / æˈbleɪ ʃən /




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The 29-year-old's ablation procedure - a minimally invasive operation to correct irregular heart rhythms - took place at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

A snowline marks the boundary between a glacier's accumulation zone, where snow builds up and adds mass, and its ablation zone, where melting removes snow and ice.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

The company didn’t detail the investments but said they further reinforce the momentum of its cardiac ablation business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The company said Tuesday that its cardiac ablation products have a “near-term line of sight” to adding $1 billion in revenue to its base business.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Like its Soviet predecessors, the Viking landing maneuver involved an ablation shield, a parachute and retro-rockets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

After his two previous episodes of atrial flutter, Harbaugh underwent ablations, which are minimally invasive procedures that treat irregular heartbeats by destroying heart tissue that causes abnormal electrical signals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024

Chou has performed radio frequency ablations on backs and knees but not on feet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022

He discovered he had an irregular heartbeat as a high school freshman and had two cardiac ablations before finishing his football and basketball careers at Lincoln High in Gahanna, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

He needed a pacemaker, and he’s undergone three ablations for atrial fibrillation.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016

As we came down to the lake in the morning to perform our ablations, we saw a fine deer on the opposite shore, feeding upon the pond lilies that grew along in the shallow water.

From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by S. H. (Samuel H.) Hammond




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