electrocautery

noun elec·tro·cau·tery \-ˈkȯ-tə-rē\

Definition of ELECTROCAUTERY

: cauterization of tissue by means of an instrument heated by an electric current

circa 1884

Medical Dictionary

noun elec·tro·cau·tery \-ˈkȯt-ə-rē\

plural elec·tro·cau·ter·ies

: a cautery operated by an electric current

: the cauterization of tissue by means of an electrocautery

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