fulgurate
[ fuhl-gyuh-reyt ]
/ ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪt /
verb (used without object), ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
to flash or dart like lightning.
verb (used with object), ful·gu·rat·ed, ful·gu·rat·ing.
Medicine/Medical.
to destroy (especially an abnormal growth) by electricity.
Origin of fulgurate
1670–80; < Latin
fulgurātus, past participle of
fulgurāre to flash, glitter, lighten, derivative of
fulgur flash of lightning
OTHER WORDS FROM fulgurate
ful·gu·ra·tion, nounWords nearby fulgurate
fulfil,
fulfill,
fulfillment,
fulgent,
fulgurant,
fulgurate,
fulgurating,
fulguration,
fulgurite,
fulgurous,
fulham
Example sentences from the Web for fulguration
The phenomenon of their total disappearance is called the lightning, or fulguration.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew UreWe have seen in the preceding chapter that fulguration often leaves no particular sign on men who are struck.
Thunder and Lightning |Camille FlammarionFulguration for the destruction of growths is obtained by employing a pointed metal electrode.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
British Dictionary definitions for fulguration (1 of 2)
fulguration
/ (ˌfʌlɡjʊˈreɪʃən) /
noun
surgery
destruction of tissue by means of high-frequency (more than 10 000 per second) electric sparks
British Dictionary definitions for fulguration (2 of 2)
fulgurate
/ (ˈfʌlɡjʊˌreɪt) /
verb
(intr) rare
to flash like lightning
Derived forms of fulgurate
fulgurant (ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt), adjectiveWord Origin for fulgurate
C17: from Latin
fulgurāre, from
fulgur lightning
Medical definitions for fulguration
fulguration
[ ful′gyə-rā′shən, -gə-, fŭl′- ]
n.
The destruction of tissue, usually malignant tumors, by means of a high-frequency electric current applied with a needlelike electrode.