[i-lek-troh-kaw-tuh-ree] 
| 1. | a hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current. |
| 2. | Also, e⋅lec⋅tro⋅cau⋅ter⋅i⋅za⋅tion. the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery. |
electrocautery e·lec·tro·cau·ter·y (ĭ-lěk'trō-kô'tə-rē)
n.
An instrument for directing a high-frequency current through a local area of tissue.
A metal cauterizing instrument heated by electricity.
The cauterization of tissue by means of one of these instruments.
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