Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for electrosurgery. Search instead for stereotactic+radiosurgery.

electrosurgery

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

noun

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

electrosurgery British  
/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • electrosurgical adjective

Etymology

Origin of electrosurgery

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Using electrosurgery forceps, they dissected this tissue away from the surrounding brain, purposefully from every side.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019

Dr. Kelly remained an innovator into old age �in 1932 he wrote a book advocating electrosurgery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.