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ELECTROCAUTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("electrocautery" is a kind of...):
thermocautery (cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)
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