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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. surgery
  4. surgical ablation
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. surgical ablation
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. surgical ablation

Preferred term

surgical ablation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Removal of tissue by vaporization, abrasion, or destruction. Methods used include heating tissue by hot liquids or microwave thermal heating, freezing (cryoablation), chemical ablation, and photoablation with lasers.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2017

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • laser photoablation
  • surgical ablation techniques

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/289234

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