fulguration
noun
- destroy tissue with a high-frequency electric current
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌfʌl.ɡjʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌfʊl.ɡjəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌfʊl.ɡəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulguratio (“sheet lightning”), fulgurationis, from fulgurō, from fulgur (“lightning”).
- A flash of lightning
- cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
- blick (The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process)