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electrosurgery

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e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y  (-lktr-sûrj-r)
n.
The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in cauterization.

e·lectro·surgi·cal (-j-kl) adj.

electrosurgery [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization
electrosurgical  adj
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Noun1.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"
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electrosurgery [ɪˌlektrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ] Nelectrocirugía f


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Scalpel dissection is associated with a longer period of postoperative pain and a more difficult recovery than is conventional electrosurgery.
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