ablasi

See also: ablası

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ablatie, from French ablation, from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apˈlasi]
• Hyphenation: ab‧la‧si

Noun

ablasi (plural ablasi-ablasi, first-person possessive ablasiku, second-person possessive ablasimu, third-person possessive ablasinya)

1. ablation:
   1. the progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping.
   2. (geology) the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
   3. (meteorology) the depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
   4. (surgery) the surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor.
   5. (cardiology) ablation therapy using radio frequency waves on the heart is used to cure a variety of cardiac arrhythmiae.

Derived terms

• mengablasi

 

• ablasi kateter
• ablasi retina

 

Descendants

• → Malay: ablasi

Further reading

• “ablasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Indonesian ablasi, from Dutch ablatie, from French ablation, from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bla.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧bla‧si

Noun

ablasi (Jawi spelling ابلاسي)

2. (surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; ablation.

References

• “ablasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.