galvanocautery

galvanocautery
A form of electrocautery using a wire heated by a galvanic current.

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gal·va·no·cau·tery gal-.van-ə-'kȯt-ə-rē, .gal-və-nə- n, pl -ter·ies ELECTROCAUTERY (2)

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  • Galvanocautery — Gal*van o*cau ter*y, n. (Med.) Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • galvanocautery — galvanokaustika statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Piešinio išėsdinimas metalo paviršiuje elektrocheminiu būdu. atitikmenys: angl. galvanocautery rus. гальванокаустика …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • galvanocautery — /gal veuh noh kaw teuh ree, gal van oh /, n., pl. galvanocauteries. Med. 1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current. 2. cauterization by means of such a cautery. [1870 75; GALVANO + CAUTERY] * * * …   Universalium

  • galvanocautery — n. method of cauterizing using electrically heated wire (Surgery) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • galvanocautery — /ˌgælvənoʊˈkɔtəri/ (say .galvuhnoh kawtuhree), /gælˌvænoʊ / (say gal.vanoh ) noun (plural galvanocauteries) 1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current. 2. cauterisation by such means …  

  • galvanocautery — /gal veuh noh kaw teuh ree, gal van oh /, n., pl. galvanocauteries. Med. 1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current. 2. cauterization by means of such a cautery. [1870 75; GALVANO + CAUTERY] …   Useful english dictionary

  • History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • galvano- — a combining form representing galvanic, galvanism, as in galvanocautery …  

  • galvanokaustika — statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Piešinio išėsdinimas metalo paviršiuje elektrocheminiu būdu. atitikmenys: angl. galvanocautery rus. гальванокаустика …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • гальванокаустика — galvanokaustika statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Piešinio išėsdinimas metalo paviršiuje elektrocheminiu būdu. atitikmenys: angl. galvanocautery rus. гальванокаустика …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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