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

Words nearby electrosurgery

electrostatic precipitator, electrostatic printing, electrostatics, electrostatic unit, electrostriction, electrosurgery, electrosynthesis, electrotaxis, electrotechnics, electrotechnology, electrotherapeutics

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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