• (n.) Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current.
Gal·van`o·cau'ter·y noun (Medicine) Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: gal′vă-nō-kaw′tĕr-ē Definitions: 1. A form of electrocautery using a wire heated by a galvanic current.
galvanocautery Cautery processed by a knife or needle heated with the passage of a galvanic electrical current.