e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y ( -l k tr -sûr j -r )n. The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in cauterization. e·lec tro·surgi·cal (-j-kl) adj. |
electrosurgery [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization
electrosurgical adj
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| Noun | 1. | electrosurgery - surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery) surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
Translations
electrosurgery [ɪˌlektrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ] N → electrocirugía f
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