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noun
the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
From electro- + surgery.
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