Diathermocoagulation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of diathermy to cauterize blood vessels and reduce bleeding. countable, uncountable

    "According to Araco [ 24, 26 ] in postbariatric patients, we performed a dissection with diathermocoagulation to reduce the occurrence of postoperative hematomas and wound infections with delayed healing compared with the cold knife."

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"According to Araco [ 24, 26 ] in postbariatric patients, we performed a dissection with diathermocoagulation to reduce the occurrence of postoperative hematomas and wound infections with delayed healing compared with the cold knife."

Etymology

From diathermo- + coagulation.

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blood vessel

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