electrosurgery

[ ih-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈsɜr dʒə ri /

noun

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

Origin of electrosurgery

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery

OTHER WORDS FROM electrosurgery

e·lec·tro·sur·gi·cal [ih-lek-troh-sur-ji-kuh l] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈsɜr dʒɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby electrosurgery

electrostatic precipitator, electrostatic printing, electrostatic unit, electrostatics, electrostriction, electrosurgery, electrosynthesis, electrotaxis, electrotechnics, electrotechnology, electrotherapeutics

British Dictionary definitions for electrosurgery

electrosurgery
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun

the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization

Derived forms of electrosurgery

electrosurgical, adjective

Medical definitions for electrosurgery

electrosurgery
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-sûr′jə-rē ]

n.

The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in electrocauterization.