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aquablation

/ˈækwəˌbleɪʃn̩/

aquablation noun: a surgical technique used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, involving the ablation of prostatic tissue with a high-velocity saline stream with the use of robotic assistance and real-time ultrasonic guidance.

Noun

aquablation (countable and uncountable, plural aquablations)

  1. A surgical technique used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, involving the ablation of prostatic tissue with a high-velocity saline stream with the use of robotic assistance and real-time ultrasonic guidance.
    • [Objective:] To assess the safety and feasibility of aquablation in a first-in-man study. Aquablation is a novel minimally invasive water ablation therapy combining image guidance and robotics (AquaBeam^®) for the targeted and heat-free removal of prostatic tissue in men with lower urinary tract...2016 June, Peter Gilling, Rana Reuther, Arman Kahokehr, Mark Fraundorfer, “Aquablation – image-guided robot-assisted waterjet ablation of the prostate: initial clinical experience”, in BJU...

Forms of aquablation

pluralaquablations

Origin of aquablation

Blend of aqua- + ablation.

Questions about aquablation

What does aquablation mean?
Aquablation means a surgical technique used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, involving the ablation of prostatic tissue with a high-velocity saline stream with the use of robotic assistance and real-time ultrasonic guidance.
What part of speech is aquablation?
Aquablation is a noun.
How do you pronounce aquablation?
Aquablation is pronounced /ˈækwəˌbleɪʃn̩/.
What is the plural of aquablation?
The plural of aquablation is aquablations.

Words near aquablation in the dictionary

  1. aquabike
  2. aquabikes
  3. aquabirnavirus
  4. aquabirnaviruses
  5. aquabis
  6. aquablation
  7. aquablations
  8. aquaboard
  9. aquaboards
  10. aquacade
  11. aquacades

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