Medical Dictionary
electrodesiccation
noun elec·tro·des·ic·ca·tion \i-ˌlek-trō-ˌdes-i-ˈkā-shən\
Medical Definition of ELECTRODESICCATION
: the drying of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode—called also fulguration
—elec·tro·des·ic·cate \-ˈdes-i-ˌkāt\ transitive verb, elec·tro·des·ic·cat·ed elec·tro·des·ic·cat·ing
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