noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current. uncountable, usually

   "galvanocautery puncture"

Synonyms

All synonyms

galvanocauterization

Etymology

From galvano- + cautery.

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