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electrosurgery

Syllabification: (e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y)
Definition of electrosurgery

noun

  • surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.

Derivatives

electrosurgical

Pronunciation: /-ˈsərjikəl/
adjective

electrosurgery in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of electrosurgery in the British & World English dictionary
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