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1. (n.) electrocautery
a hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current.
2. electrocautery
Also, e&syl;lectro&syl;cauter&syl;i&syl;zation. the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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1. (noun) electrocautery
application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
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