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Denervation vs Ablation - What's the difference?

denervation | ablation |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between denervation and ablation

is that denervation is (medicine) the removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means while ablation is (medicine) the surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation .

As nouns the difference between denervation and ablation

is that denervation is (medicine) the removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means while ablation is (obsolete) a carrying or taking away; removal
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denervation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
  • selective denervation of muscle

    Derived terms

    *denervational

    ablation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
  • (medicine) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.
  • (sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping.
  • (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, mass wasting.
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