Definition: In medicine, the term ablation means to remove tissue from the body. This process can be used to remove a tiny piece of tissue, or a large quantity of tissue. There are many types of ablations and multiple techniques that are used to perform the removal of tissue, depending on the nature of the issue. An appendectomy, the procedure to remove an infected appendix, is considered a type of ablation.
ditto noun [C usually singular]. âº a âsymbol  that âmeans the same and is used in a âlist to âavoid writing again the word written âimmediately above it. (Definition of ditto from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Loretto. a city in Italy, 14 m. SE. of Ancona; celebrated as the site of the Santa Casa (q. v.), and for the numerous pilgrims that annually resort to the holy shrine.