ELECTROSURGERY

electrosurgery

(noun) surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

electrosurgery (usually uncountable, plural electrosurgeries)

(surgery) the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it

Source: Wiktionary



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18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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