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electrosurgery

[ ih-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈsɜr dʒə ri /
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noun
the use in surgery of an electric instrument, as an acusector, or of an electric current, as in electrocoagulation; surgical diathermy.
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Origin of electrosurgery

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery

OTHER WORDS FROM electrosurgery

e·lec·tro·sur·gi·cal [ih-lek-troh-sur-ji-kuhl], /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈsɜr dʒɪ kəl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for electrosurgery

electrosurgery
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun
the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization

Derived forms of electrosurgery

electrosurgical, adjective
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