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thermocoagulation

thermocoagulation

9.9
Using heat, often electricity, to make body tissue hard to stop bleeding or remove growths
  • noun
  • /ˌθɜrməkoʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : termocoagulación
  • The surgeon used thermocoagulation to control bleeding during the operation.

Examples

  • During surgery, thermocoagulation is often used to control bleeding.

  • Advances in thermocoagulation have improved the treatment of certain vascular malformations.

  • Thermocoagulation is often employed in the removal of tumors or abnormal growths.

  • The doctor performed a thermocoagulation procedure on the patient.

  • The surgeon used thermocoagulation to effectively stop the bleeding during the procedure.

  • Advances in thermocoagulation have enhanced the safety and efficiency of surgical tumor removals.

  • In many medical procedures, thermocoagulation is applied to minimize blood loss and promote healing.

Synonyms

cauterization
vsthermocoagulation
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Burning a part of the body to stop bleeding or prevent infection

is focused on heat congealing rather than burning for sterilization
electrocoagulation
vsthermocoagulation
  • Specialized
8.3

To use electric current to make particles or tissue clump together to stop bleeding

is heat congealing of tissue often achieved by electric current
thermocautery
vsthermocoagulation
  • Specialized
9.9

A way that uses heat to burn body tissue in surgery to stop bleeding or remove growths

is heat congealing rather than deliberate tissue destruction

Surface Forms

thermocoagulation singular
thermocoagulations plural

Morphology

thermocoagulation = coagulation (semi-transparent) = thermo + coagul + ation

The structure is clear as thermo- plus coagulation, but the medical sense is specialized enough that it is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Thermocoagulation comes from thermo- meaning 'heat' and coagulation meaning 'clotting' or 'thickening', and you can see the same idea in thermal (about heat) and coagulate (to make blood or a liquid 'clot'). So, thermocoagulation is literally 'using heat to make tissue clot or stick together', which is why doctors use it to stop bleeding or remove small growths.