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electrocautery

[ ih-lek-troh-kaw-tuh-ree ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɔ tə ri /
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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.
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Origin of electrocautery

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + cautery

Words nearby electrocautery

electroanalysis, electrobiology, electrocaloric effect, electrocardiogram, electrocardiograph, electrocautery, electrochemical, electrochemical equivalent, electrochemical series, electrochemistry, electrochromatography
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British Dictionary definitions for electrocautery

electrocautery
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtərɪ) /
noun
vet science the use of an electrically heated metal instrument for cautery
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