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electrosurgery noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /iˈlek.trəʊˌsɜː.dʒər.i/ us /iˈlek.troʊˌsɝː.dʒər.i/ the use of electricity in medical operations, for example to produce heat in order to stop bleeding: The device is a surgical tool used in electrosurgery that directs a beam of energy to cauterize blood vessels. Electrosurgery burns the wart with an electric charge through the tip of a needle. To perform electrosurgery, a voltage source is applied across the tissue, which causes an electrical current to flow. The electrosurgery system was contraindicated in patients with pacemakers or other electronic device implants. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical treatment: surgery ablate ablation adenoidectomy adrenalectomy allograft amputation anaesthesia blood transfusion endonasal enterostomy enucleate enucleated enucleation general anaesthetic pump something out reduction mammaplasty regraft reimplant reimplantation suture |