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fulgurate

verb

  1. to destroy tissue by means of electric current
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. Fulgural, fulgurant.

    ... the fulgurate dazzle of light along the filament of an incandescent bulb.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
  2. To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.