electric cautery
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cautery — /kaw teuh ree/, n., pl. cauteries. 1. an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue. 2. the process of destroying tissue with a cautery. [1350 1400; ME < L cauterium < Gk kautérion, equiv. to kautér branding iron… … Universalium
cautery — cau•ter•y [[t]ˈkɔ tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) med any substance or instrument, as an electric current or hot iron, used to destroy tissue 2) med the process of destroying tissue with a cautery • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L cautērium < Gk… … From formal English to slang
cautery — 1. An agent or device used for scarring, burning, or cutting the skin or other tissues by means of heat, cold, electric current, ultrasound, or caustic chemicals. 2. Use of a c.. [G. kauterion, a branding iron] actual c. a c., such as… … Medical dictionary
cautery knife — a knife connected with an electric battery, so that the tissues may be seared while being cut, in order to prevent bleeding … Medical dictionary
electrocautery — 1. An instrument for directing a high frequency current through a local area of tissue. 2. A metal cauterizing instrument heated by an electric current. SYN: electric cautery. * * * elec·tro·cau·tery kȯt ə rē … Medical dictionary
microbrenner — An electric cautery with needle point. [micro + Ger. Brenner, burner] * * * mi·cro·bren·ner (mi″kro brenґər) [micro + Ger. Brenner burner] a needle pointed electric cautery … Medical dictionary
Eschar — From the Greek word eschara (scab) an eschar (IPAEng|ˈɛskɑr) is a piece of dead tissue that is cast off from the surface of the skin, particularly after a burn injury, but also seen in gangrene, ulcer, fungal infections, necrotizing spider bite… … Wikipedia
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital — King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital ( http://www.kem.edu )is amongst the foremost teaching and medical care providing institutions in India. It was founded in 1926 in Mumbai.The medical school (Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College) provides… … Wikipedia
adaptation — 1. Preferential survival of members of a species because of a phenotype that gives them an enhanced capacity to withstand the environment including the ecology. 2. An advantageous change in function or constitution of an organ or tissu … Medical dictionary
pleurolysis — Locating pleural adhesions by the aid of an endoscope and then dividing them with the electric cautery. [pleuro + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * pleu·rol·y·sis plü räl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz PNEUMONOLYSIS * * * (pneumolysis) … Medical dictionary
