thermocoagulation

thermocoagulation
The process of converting tissue into a gel by heat. SYN: endocoagulation.

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ther·mo·co·ag·u·la·tion .thər-mō-kō-.ag-yə-'lā-shən n surgical coagulation of tissue by the application of heat

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n.
the coagulation and destruction of tissues by cautery.

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ther·mo·co·ag·u·la·tion (thur″mo-ko-ag″u-laґshən) coagulation of tissue by the action of electromagnetic energy; used in removal of growths and in stereotactic surgery.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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