electrocoagulation

[ih-lek-troh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

Medicine/Medical, Surgery.

1. the coagulation of a tumor or other diseased tissue by means of diathermy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrocoagulation¹

First recorded in 1910–15; electro- + coagulation ( def. )

Example Sentences

The social media post said the surgery was carried out without the use of electrocoagulation - a common method where an electric current is used to help control bleeding during surgery - because the "ammunition could detonate at any time".

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As she brought boxes of scalpels, electrocoagulation devices, emergency catheters and other supplies to a hospital in the city of Kurakhove, the roar of outgoing rockets and incoming shelling did not make her flinch.

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Destructive techniques included classical lobotomy, irradiation with iridium-194, electrocoagulation and intra-cerebral injection of cocaine derivatives.

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