fulguration

British

/ ˌfʌlɡjʊˈreɪʃən /

noun

surgery destruction of tissue by means of high-frequency (more than 10 000 per second) electric sparks

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The distinction between fulguration and emanation is this: in the latter case the procession is historically defined and complete; in the former case it is momentaneous.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger

My eyes ranged far over a large space lit by a violent fulguration.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

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