galvanocautery

[ gal-vuh-noh-kaw-tuh-ree, gal-van-oh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

, plural gal·va·no·cau·ter·ies.

1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
2. cauterization by means of such a cautery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of galvanocautery¹

First recorded in 1870–75; galvano- + cautery