electrodesiccation

noun

elec·​tro·​des·​ic·​ca·​tion i-ˌlek-trō-ˌde-si-ˈkā-shən 

: the drying up of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode

called also fulguration

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

electrodesiccation

noun

elec·​tro·​des·​ic·​ca·​tion i-ˌlek-trō-ˌdes-i-ˈkā-shən 

: the drying of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode

called also fulguration

electrodesiccate

-ˈdes-i-ˌkāt 

transitive verb

electrodesiccated; electrodesiccating