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galvanocautery

[ gal-vuh-noh-kaw-tuh-ree, gal-van-oh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
, plural gal·va·no·cau·ter·ies.
  1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  2. cauterization by means of such a cautery.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of galvanocautery1

First recorded in 1870–75; galvano- + cautery

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