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ELECTROSURGICAL

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅sur⋅ger⋅y

[i-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree]
–noun
the use in surgery of an electric instrument, as an acusector, or of an electric current, as in electrocoagulation; surgical diathermy.

Origin:
1905–10; electro- + surgery


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅sur⋅gi⋅cal [i-lek-troh-sur-ji-kuhl] , adjective
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e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y   (ĭ-lěk'trō-sûr'jə-rē)   
n.  The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in cauterization.
e·lec'tro·sur'gi·cal (-jĭ-kəl) adj.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·sur·gery
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-'s&rj-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ger·ies
: surgery by means of diathermy —elec·tro·sur·gi·cal /-'s&r-ji-k&l/ adjective
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electrosurgery e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y (ĭ-lěk'trō-sûr'jə-rē)
n.
The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in electrocauterization.

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