hemiablation

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noun

ablation of either node of the prostate (as treatment of unilateral prostate cancer etc)

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Meanings

nounhemiablation (plural hemiablations)

plural hemiablations

  1. medicineablation of either node of the prostate (as treatment of unilateral prostate cancer etc)

    Recently, we have reported better stress urinary incontinence and erectile function rates with hemiablation HIFU but validated questionnaire and further experience are needed to confirm these findings [ 45 ].

    2015 August 19, Fouad Aoun et al., “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound versus Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer: A Matched-Pair Analysis”, in Advances in Urology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From hemi- + ablation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

hemiablation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiablation

MLA

“hemiablation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiablation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiablation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiablation.

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