electrocautery
1. [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
Related terms: thermocautery
Similar spelling:   electrocute
  electrometer
  electrocutioner
  electroplater
  electrochemistry
  electrosurgery
  electrolyte
  electric_outlet
  electroplate
  elocutionary
  electrocution
  electrical_outlet
  electrocardiogram
  electric_chair
  electric_charge
  electric_meter
  electric_socket
  electrochemical
  electric_battery
  electronically
  electropositive
  electronegative
  electrostatically
  electrolytic
  electrosleep
  electroshock
  electroscope
  electrostatic
  electrically
  Electrophorus
  electromotive
  electron_volt
  electron_tube
  electrologist
  electrolysis
  electron_lens
  electron_beam
  electromagnet
  electroneutral
  electron_shell
  electric_heater
  electric_current
  electric_car