ablación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ablātiō.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ablaˈθjon/, [aβlaˈθjõn]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ablaˈsjon/, [aβlaˈsjõn]

Noun

ablación f (plural ablaciones)

(medicine) ablation (the removal of a body part, especially in the context of female genital mutilation)
(geology) ablation (the removal of a glacier)

Related terms

ablativo
ablatorio

Further reading

“ablación” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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