Main Entry: elec·tro·des·ic·ca·tion Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-"des-i-'kA-sh&n Function: noun : the drying of tissue bya high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode called also fulguration —elec·tro·des·ic·cate/-'des-i-"kAt/transitive verb-cat·ed; -cat·ing
electrodesiccation e·lec·tro·des·ic·ca·tion (ĭ-lěk'trō-děs'ĭ-kā'shən) n. Destruction of lesions or sealing off of blood vessels by monopolar high-frequency electric current.
