Thermal ablation
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Thermal ablation | |
|---|---|
| Term | Thermal ablation |
| Short definition | thermal ablation - (pronounced) (THER-mul a-BLAY-shun) A procedure that uses heat to remove tissue or part of the body or destroy its function. For example, to remove the lining of the uterus, a catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus, a balloon at the end of the catheter is inflated, and fluid inside the balloon is heated to disrupt the lining of the uterus |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
thermal ablation - (pronounced) (THER-mul a-BLAY-shun) A procedure that uses heat to remove tissue or part of the body or destroy its function. For example, to remove the lining of the uterus, a catheter is inserted through the cervix into the uterus, a balloon at the end of the catheter is inflated, and fluid inside the balloon is heated to disrupt the lining of the uterus
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Thermal ablation
- Wikipedia's article - Thermal ablation
This MedicineGPT article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski