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electrocautery

electrocautery noun: cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization.

Noun

electrocautery (plural electrocauteries)

  1. cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization
  2. such an instrument

electrocautery meaning in Tamil

electrocautery in Tamil

காரமின்சுடுகை, மின் தீய்ப்பான்

Forms of electrocautery

pluralelectrocauteries

Origin of electrocautery

From electro- + cautery.

Questions about electrocautery

What does electrocautery mean?
Electrocautery means cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization.
What is electrocautery in Tamil?
Electrocautery in Tamil is காரமின்சுடுகை, மின் தீய்ப்பான். See Electrocautery meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is electrocautery?
Electrocautery is a noun.
What is the plural of electrocautery?
The plural of electrocautery is electrocauteries.

Words near electrocautery in the dictionary

  1. electrocauterized
  2. electrocauterizer
  3. electrocauterizers
  4. electrocauterizes
  5. electrocauterizing
  6. electrocautery
  7. electrocement
  8. electroception
  9. electroceptive
  10. electroceptor
  11. electroceptors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electrocautery (page history and authors); electrocautery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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