fulgurate
(redirected from fulgurates)Also found in: Dictionary, Encyclopedia.
fulgurate
[ful´gu-rāt]1. to come and go like a flash of lightning.
2. to destroy by contact with electric sparks generated by a high-frequency current.
fulgurate
(fo͝ol′gyə-rāt′, -gə-, fŭl′-)v. fulgu·rated, fulgu·rating, fulgu·rates
v.intr.
To emit flashes of lightning.
v.tr.
1. To emit (light) in flashes.
2. Medicine To destroy (abnormal tissue, for example) by electric current.
ful′gu·ra′tion n.