the use of an electrically heated metal instrument for cautery
electrocautery in American English
(iˌlektrouˈkɔtəri)
nounWord forms: plural-teries Medicine
1.
a hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current
2. Also: electrocauterization
the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery
Word origin
[1880–85; electro- + cautery]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, highball, jackpot, pari-mutuel, regionalismelectro- is a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words. Other words that use the affix electro- include: electrograph, electrolysis, electrooculogram, electroreceptor, electrotype
Examples of 'electrocautery' in a sentence
electrocautery
Patient was treated with electrocautery and showed improvement.
Varinder Singh, Mohit Dhawan, Tarun Narang, Rupinder Kaur 2012, 'Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas in a patient of sarcoidosis', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=6;spage=504;epage=504;aulast=Singh. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Electrocautery at 70 watts was used to divide the intersegmental plane.
Nakajiima Tomohiro, Nakazawa Junji, Obama Takuro, Uehara Mayuko, Watanabe Atsushi,Miyajima Masahiro, Ogura Keishi, Higami Tetsuya 2011, 'Total thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy of anterior basal segment of the right lowerlobe (RS8) for NSCLC stage IA (case report)', Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgeryhttp://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/115. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Full thickness excision of involved skin and lesions was undertaken by electrocautery.
Gautam Nandakumar Gole, T Y Shekhar, Sheetal G Gole, Shailaja Prabhala 2010, 'Successful treatment of buschke-löwenstein tumour by surgical excision alone', Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgeryhttp://www.jcasonline.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2077;year=2010;volume=3;issue=3;spage=174;epage=176;aulast=Gole. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lesion was excised by electrocautery combined with conventional flap procedure after parturition period.
N. Raghavendra Reddy, P. Mohan Kumar, Tamil Selvi, H. Esther Nalini 2014, 'Management of Recurrent Post-partum Pregnancy Tumor with Localized Chronic Periodontitis',International Journal of Preventive Medicinehttp://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=5;spage=643;epage=647;aulast=Reddy. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Full mouth gingivectomy in single sitting under general anesthesia was done with electrocautery.
Mahesh K Duddu, Radhika Muppa, G S Prasad Reddy, P Veerendra Nath Reddy 2012, 'Non syndromic gingival fibromatosis in a mild mental retardation child', Contemporary Clinical Dentistryhttp://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2012;volume=3;issue=6;spage=206;epage=209;aulast=Duddu. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Minor procedures such as shave, punch, snipping, and electrocautery are considered safe.
M.K. Trivedi, BS, BA, G. Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD, J.E. Murase, MD 2017, 'A review of the safety of cosmetic procedures during pregnancy and lactation', International Journal of Women's Dermatologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647517300059. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Full-thickness excision of involved skin was undertaken by cryotherapy and electrocauteryover five months.
Estefânia Correia, António Santos 2015, 'Buschke-Löwenstein Tumour: Successful Treatment with Minimally Invasive Techniques',Case Reports in Dermatological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/651703. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two pathologists, who were blinded to the form of electrocautery used, examined the resected tissue.
Ashish Kumar Saini, Arvind Ahuja, Amlesh Seth, Prem Nath Dogra, Rajeev Kumar, PrabhjotSingh, Siddhartha Dutta Gupta 2015, 'Histomorphological features of resected bladder tumors: Do energy source makes anydifference', Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2015;volume=7;issue=4;spage=466;epage=469;aulast=Saini. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The electrocautery smoke was quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Yu-Wen Lin, Shou-Zen Fan, Kuo-Hui Chang, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Chin-Sheng Tang 2010, 'A Novel Inspection Protocol to Detect Volatile Compounds in Breast Surgery ElectrocauterySmoke', Journal of the Formosan Medical Associationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461060085X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rigid bronchoscopy with electrocautery was attempted, but we were unable to radically remove the tumor.
Abdulrahman Hakami, Evita Zwartkruis, Teodora Radonic, Johannes M. A. Daniels 2019, 'Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case reportand review of literature', BMC Pulmonary Medicinehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0806-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)