electrocautery
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɛktrəˈkɔːtəri/
- Specialized
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electrocauterio
- Visibility in the surgical field is better than it is with the conventional steel scalpel and electrocautery device.
- electrocautery dissection
- electrocautery tonsillectomy
- electrocautery for hemostasis
Examples
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The standard approach to tonsillectomy is dissection with an electrocautery device.
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In fact, monopolar electrocautery dissection is one of the most common procedures in use today.
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However, traditional electrocautery is often required to control vessels larger than 1 mm in diameter.
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An added advantage of the electrocautery procedures is that they do not require expensive and cumbersome laser equipment.
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However, they still needed to use intermittent electrocautery in most cases for hemostasis.
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Bleeding is controlled with electrocautery and a hemostatic agent, such as Gelfoam.
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When Dr. White performed a total tonsillectomy with electrocautery, she used a guarded needle tip to minimize the field effect.
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There is no hemostasis inherent in the tissue removal process, so follow-up electrocautery must be performed.
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Then the nasal packing is removed, and electrocautery is used to achieve hemostasis in the nasopharynx.
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The standard approach to tonsillectomy is dissection with a electrocautery device.
Synonyms
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Removal of part of the body by surgery to treat a disease
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An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue to stop bleeding and remove growths
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Burning a part of the body to stop bleeding or prevent infection
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A surgical method that uses electric current to cut or burn tissue
A way that uses heat to burn body tissue in surgery to stop bleeding or remove growths
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Electrocautery comes from electro- meaning 'electric' and cautery meaning 'to burn', so the word literally means 'burning with electricity'. That's why it describes a medical method where a hot electric tool is used to remove tissue or stop bleeding.