electro-hemostases

noun Medicine/Medical.

hemostasis by means of an electric device, as an electrocautery.

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electrohemostasis e·lec·tro·he·mo·sta·sis (ĭ-lěk'trō-hē'mə-stā'sĭs, -hē-mŏs'tə-)
n.
The arrest of hemorrhage by means of a high frequency current.

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