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electrosurgery

[ ih-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈsɜr dʒə ri /

noun

the use in surgery of an electric instrument, as an acusector, or of an electric current, as in electrocoagulation; surgical diathermy.

Nearby words

  1. electrostatic precipitator,
  2. electrostatic printing,
  3. electrostatic unit,
  4. electrostatics,
  5. electrostriction,
  6. electrosynthesis,
  7. electrotaxis,
  8. electrotechnics,
  9. electrotechnology,
  10. electrotherapeutics

Origin of electrosurgery

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery
Related formse·lec·tro·sur·gi·cal [ih-lek-troh-sur-ji-kuh l] /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 Formselectrosurgical, adjective
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Medicine definitions for electrosurgery

electrosurgery

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-sûr′jə-rē ]

n.

The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in electrocauterization.
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