ELECTROCAUTERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("electrocautery" is a kind of...):

thermocautery (cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)

Credits