electrodessication
electrodessication is the misspelling of electrodesiccation.
Meaning of electrodesiccation
Noun
electrodesiccation (usually uncountable, plural electrodesiccations)
- The drying of tissue, and the prevention of bleeding, using a high-frequency electric current
- Synonyms:
- electrocautery, fulguration
Questions about electrodessication
- What is electrodessication the misspelling of?
- Electrodessication is the misspelling of electrodesiccation.
Words near electrodessication in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: electrodessication (page history and authors); electrodesiccation (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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