fulguration

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noun

ful·​gu·​ra·​tion ˌfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən 

ˌfu̇l-jə-, 

ˌfəl- 

1

: the act or process of flashing like lightning

2

: electrodesiccation

fulgurate

ˈfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˌrāt 

ˈfu̇l-jə-, 

ˈfəl- 

transitive verb

fulgurate

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verb

ful·​gu·​rate

-ˌrāt

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

obsolete : to flash like lightning

transitive verb

1

: to emit flashes of

he is said to have been conspicuously handsome: well built, of soldierly bearing, with … blue eyes that fulgurated … terror, love, or hate

—New Yorker

2

: to perform electrodesiccation on : remove or destroy by means of electrodesiccation

relieved the patient's discomfort by fulgurating the uterine mass

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from Latin fulgurātiōn-, fulgurātiō "flash of lightning," from fulgurāre "to flash (of lightning), shine, gleam" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fulgurant

Verb

Latin fulguratus, past participle of fulgurare to lightning, flash like lightning, from fulgur lightning, from fulgēre to shine, flash

First Known Use

Noun

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fulguration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Medical Definition

fulguration

noun

ful·​gu·​ra·​tion ˌfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən  ˌfu̇l-jə- 

ˌfəl-

: electrodesiccation

fulgurate

ˈfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˌrāt  -jə- 

ˈfəl-

transitive verb

fulgurated; fulgurating