Examples of electrosurgery in a Sentence
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By significantly diminishing bleeding, Cushing’s electrosurgery allowed doctors to operate on tumors that were previously too risky to touch.
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Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2010
Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2010
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First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
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“Electrosurgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrosurgery. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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Medical Definition
electrosurgery
noun
elec·tro·sur·gery
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈsərj-(ə-)rē 
plural electrosurgeries
: surgery by means of diathermy
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