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electrocautery

[ ih-lek-troh-kaw-tuh-ree ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
, plural e·lec·tro·cau·ter·ies.
  1. a handheld, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current.
  2. Also e·lec·tro·cau·ter·i·za·tion []. the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery.

electrocautery

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtərɪ /

noun

  1. vet science the use of an electrically heated metal instrument for cautery
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrocautery1

First recorded in 1880–85; electro- + cautery

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