electrocoagulation

[ih-lek-troh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuh n]

noun Medicine/Medical, Surgery.

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

Origin of electrocoagulation

First recorded in 1910–15; electro- + coagulation

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electrocoagulation in Medicine

electrocoagulation

[ĭ-lĕk′trō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən]

n.

Therapeutic use of a high-frequency electric current to bring about the coagulation and destruction of tissue.

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