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electrosurgery

[ ih-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree ]

noun

  1. the use in surgery of an electric instrument, as an acusector, or of an electric current, as in electrocoagulation; surgical diathermy.

electrosurgery

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization

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Derived Forms

  • eˌlectroˈsurgical, adjective

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Other Words From

  • e·lec·tro·sur·gi·cal [ih-lek-troh-, sur, -ji-k, uh, l], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrosurgery1

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery

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