Ablation, also known as catheter ablation, is a treatment that aims to control or correct certain types of abnormal heart rhythms. It uses either heat (radiofrequency ablation) or freezing (cryoablation) on the area of your heart thatâs causing the abnormal heart rhythm (or arrhythmia). This treatment creates scar tissue which: breaks abnormal circuits in the heart; destroys areas of the heart muscle which are triggering arrhythmias.
Medical Definition of RHODOPSIN. : a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of marine fishes and most higher vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light, is quickly bleached by light to a mixture of opsin and retinal, and is regenerated in the darkâcalled also visual purple. a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of the eye of most vertebrates that is important in vision in dim light âcalled also visual purple. ADVERTISEMENT.
Rhodochrosite is a member of the Calcite Group of minerals that includes Calcite, Gaspeite, Magnesite, Otavite, Rhodochrosite, Siderite, Smithsonite and Spherocobaltite. Although Rhodochrosite is found in shades of pink, red and orangish pink, each of these colors seems unique in the gem world.