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Fulgurate vs Electrosurgery - What's the difference?

fulgurate | electrosurgery |

As a verb fulgurate

is to flash or emit flashes like lightning.

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.

fulgurate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
  • (medicine) To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.
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    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