Electrocautery

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  • n. cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization
  • n. such an instrument
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In surgery, cauterizing by means of a platinum wire heated by the passage of a current of electricity; the instrument used.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
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