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Desiccate vs Electrosurgery - What's the difference?

desiccate | electrosurgery |

As a verb desiccate

is to dry.

As a noun electrosurgery is

(surgery) the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it.

desiccate

English

Verb

(desiccat)
  • to dry
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Bodies desiccated by heat or age.
  • to preserve by drying

    • Synonyms

    * to dry: dehydrate, parch

    Antonyms

    * to dry: moisten, moisturize, wet

    Related terms

    * desiccant * desiccation * desiccative * desiccator

    electrosurgery

    English

    (wikipedia electrosurgery)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (surgery) the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it