photoablation

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noun

The selective destruction of tissue by light, normally by means of a laser

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Meanings

nounphotoablation (countable and uncountable, plural photoablations)

plural photoablations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe selective destruction of tissue by light, normally by means of a laser

Origin

From photo- + ablation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with photoablation

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APA

photoablation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoablation

MLA

“photoablation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoablation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoablation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoablation.

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