ful·gu·ra·tion (f l gy -r  shn, -g-, f l-)n. The destruction of tissue, usually malignant tumors, by means of a high-frequency electric current applied with a needlelike electrode. |
fulguration.
See electrodesiccation.
fulguration [ful″gu-ra´shun]
destruction of living tissue by electric sparks generated by a high-frequency current.
direct fulguration that in which an insulated electrode with a metal point is connected to the uniterminal and an electric spark is allowed to impinge on the area being treated.
indirect fulguration that in which the patient is connected directly by a metal handle to the uniterminal and the operator uses an active electrode to complete an arc from the patient.
fulguration (ful´gy
rā´shn),n the destruction of soft tissue by an electric spark that jumps the gap from an electrode to the tissue without the electrode touching the tissue. See also electrocoagulation.
fulguration
destruction of living tissue by electric sparks generated by a high-frequency current.
fulguration
Surgery Destroying tissue with an electric current; cauterization. See Electrocauterization.
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