galvanocautery

[ gal-vuh-noh-kaw-tuh-ree, gal-van-oh- ]
/ ˌgæl və noʊˈkɔ tə ri, gælˌvæn oʊ- /

noun, plural gal·va·no·cau·ter·ies. Medicine/Medical.

a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
cauterization by means of such a cautery.

Origin of galvanocautery

First recorded in 1870–75; galvano- + cautery