1) Thermocautery 
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instrument consisting of a wire which is rendered incandescent by an electric current with the purpose of burning away tissue during surgery
<procedure> The cauterisation of tissue using electric current to generate heat. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... 
(e-lek″tro-kaw´tәr-e) an apparatus for surgical dissection and hemostasis, using heat generated by a high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current passed through an electrode. the cauterization of tissue using such an instrument. bipolar electrocautery a...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lek′trō-kaw′tĕr-ē Definitions: 1. An instrument for directing a high frequency current through a local area of tissue. 2. A metal cauterizing instrument heated by an electric current. Synonyms: electric cautery
[n] - application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
electrocautery 1. The cauterisation of tissue using electric current to generate heat. 2. A hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current. 2. The process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision by using an electrical-cautery instrument.
Using a needle heated by an electric current to stop bleeding or destroy an area of body tissue
noun application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
a hand-held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current. · the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or coagulating blood from vessels around a surgical incision, by means of an electrocautery.