thermocoagulation
[ thur-moh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun Surgery.
the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
Origin of thermocoagulation
1920–25;
thermo- +
coagulation
Words nearby thermocoagulation
thermobarometer,
thermocautery,
thermochemistry,
thermochromism,
thermocline,
thermocoagulation,
thermocouple,
thermocurrent,
thermodiffusion,
thermoduric,
thermodynam.
Medical definitions for thermocoagulation
thermocoagulation
[ thûr′mō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
The use of heat produced by high-frequency electric current to bring about localized destruction of tissues.