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electroknife

electroknife noun: a knife used in electrosurgery.

Noun

electroknife (plural electroknives)

  1. A knife used in electrosurgery.
    • An alternative method for the management of rhinophyma is advocated by Gjuric and Rettinger (1993), who used a mono- or bipolar electroknife.2014, V. Oswal, M. Remacle, S. Jovanvic, Principles and Practice of Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, page 472

Forms of electroknife

pluralelectroknives

Origin of electroknife

From electro- + knife.

Questions about electroknife

What does electroknife mean?
Electroknife means a knife used in electrosurgery.
What part of speech is electroknife?
Electroknife is a noun.
What is the plural of electroknife?
The plural of electroknife is electroknives.

Words near electroknife in the dictionary

  1. electrokinematics
  2. electrokinesis
  3. electrokinetic
  4. electrokinetically
  5. electrokinetics
  6. electroknife
  7. electroknives
  8. electrokymogram
  9. electrokymograms
  10. electrokymograph
  11. electrokymographic

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