What is cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current called?
galvanocautery — Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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