Definition of Thermocoagulation

1. Noun. Congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current).

Generic synonyms: Clotting, Coagulation, Curdling

Medical Definition of Thermocoagulation

1. The process of converting tissue into a gel by heat. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermocoagulation

thermochromatic
thermochromatographic
thermochromatographically
thermochromatography
thermochromic
thermochromism
thermochromy
thermochronological
thermochronologically
thermochronology
thermochrose
thermochrosis
thermochrosy
thermocline
thermoclines
thermocoagulation (current term)
thermococcaceae
thermococcales
thermococcus
thermocompositional
thermoconductance
thermoconversion
thermocouple
thermocouple junction
thermocouples
thermocurrent
thermocurrents
thermocycler
thermocyclers
thermocycling

Literary usage of Thermocoagulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1914)
"Zinc chloride or acetone may be applied to the interior of the uterine cavity, or, if feasible, thermocoagulation may be employed. ..."

2. The Cancer Problem by William Seaman Bainbridge (1914)
"Zinc chlorid or acetone may be applied to the interior of the uterine cavity, or, if feasible, thermocoagulation may be employed.1 Curettage and the ..."

3. An Outline of Genito-urinary Surgery by George Gilbert Smith (1919)
"... may be removed by the intravesical route, that is, by thermocoagulation with the high-frequency current. The spark is applied to the tumor by means of ..."

4. An Outline of Genito-urinary Surgery by George Gilbert Smith (1919)
"... may be removed by the intravesical route, that is, by thermocoagulation with the high-frequency current. The spark is applied to the tumor by means of ..."

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