electrocautery
[ ih-lek-troh-kaw-tuh-ree ]
noun,plural e·lec·tro·cau·ter·ies.Medicine/Medical.
a handheld, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current.
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.
Origin of electrocautery
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for electrocautery
electrocautery
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtərɪ) /
noun
vet science the use of an electrically heated metal instrument for cautery
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse