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electrosurgery

[ ih-lek-troh-sur-juh-ree ]

noun

  1. the use in surgery of an electric instrument, as an acusector, or of an electric current, as in electrocoagulation; surgical diathermy.


electrosurgery

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical use of electricity, as in cauterization
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • eˌlectroˈsurgical, adjective
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Other Words From

  • e·lec·tro·sur·gi·cal [ih-lek-troh-, sur, -ji-k, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrosurgery1

First recorded in 1905–10; electro- + surgery

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