Definition of electrocoagulation in English:
electrocoagulation
noun ɪˌlɛktrəʊkəʊˌaɡjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nəˌlektrōˌkōˌaɡyəˈlāSH(ə)n
mass nounThe coagulation of blood or other tissues by the local application of an electric current to produce concentrated heat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thoracoscopic excision or destruction by electrocoagulation of the T2 and T3 sympathetic ganglia is difficult.
- Argon plasma coagulation is a mode of noncontact electrocoagulation that has been increasingly used as an alternative to contact electrocautery and noncontact laser therapy.
- In control group procedures, electrocoagulation was used to transect small vessels, and knot tying was employed for the superior thyroid vessels, the thyroid vein, and some inferior arterial branches.
- The next line of therapy involves the use of semi-invasive non-surgical modalities including electrocoagulation, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, photocoagulation, and diathermy.
- The major modalities in electrosurgery are electrodesiccation, fulguration, electrocoagulation, and electrosection.
Definition of electrocoagulation in US English:
electrocoagulation
nounəˌlektrōˌkōˌaɡyəˈlāSH(ə)n
The coagulation of blood or other tissues by the local application of an electric current to produce concentrated heat.
Example sentencesExamples
- In control group procedures, electrocoagulation was used to transect small vessels, and knot tying was employed for the superior thyroid vessels, the thyroid vein, and some inferior arterial branches.
- Argon plasma coagulation is a mode of noncontact electrocoagulation that has been increasingly used as an alternative to contact electrocautery and noncontact laser therapy.
- The next line of therapy involves the use of semi-invasive non-surgical modalities including electrocoagulation, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, photocoagulation, and diathermy.
- The major modalities in electrosurgery are electrodesiccation, fulguration, electrocoagulation, and electrosection.
- Thoracoscopic excision or destruction by electrocoagulation of the T2 and T3 sympathetic ganglia is difficult.