electrocautery

e·lec·tro·cau·ter·y

 (ĭ-lĕk′trō-kô′tə-rē)

n. pl. e·lec·tro·cau·ter·ies

1. A cautery heated by an electric current.

2. The cauterization of tissue by such an instrument.

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electrocautery

(ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtərɪ)

n

(Breeds) vet science the use of an electrically heated metal instrument for cautery

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e•lec•tro•cau•ter•y

(ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɔ tə ri)

n., pl. -ter•ies.

1. a hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current.

2. Also, e•lec`tro•cau`ter•i•za′tion. the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery.

[1880–85]

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Noun

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electrocautery - application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts) thermocautery - cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat

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