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electrocautery

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electrocautery /elec·tro·cau·tery/ (-kaw´ter-e) an apparatus for surgical dissection and hemostasis, using heat generated by a high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current passed through an electrode.
e·lec·tro·cau·ter·y (-lktr-kôt-r)
n.
1. An instrument for directing a high-frequency current through a local area of tissue.
2. A metal cauterizing instrument heated by electricity.
3. The cauterization of tissue by means of one of these instruments.
electrocautery
cauterization of tissue by means of an electrode that consists of a red hot piece of metal, such as a wire, held in a holder, and is heated by either direct or alternating current. The term electrocautery is used to refer to both the procedure and the instrument used in the procedure.


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