Definition of Electrocautery

1. Noun. Application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts).

Generic synonyms: Thermocautery

Medical Definition of Electrocautery

1. The cauterisation of tissue using electric current to generate heat. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electrocautery

electrobioscopy
electroblotting
electrocardiogram
electrocardiogram
electrocardiograph
electrocardiograph
electrocardiographic
electrocardiographic complex
electrocardiographic wave
electrocardiography
electrocardiography
electrocardiophonogram
electrocardiophonography
electrocauterization
electrocautery (current term)
electrocautery (current term)
electrocerebral inactivity
electrocerebral silence
electrochemical
electrochemical
electrochemical gradient
electrochemical potential
electrochemical sensor
electrochemical series
electrochemistry
electrochemistry
electrocholecystectomy
electrocholecystocausis
electrochronograph
electrochronographic

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