thermocoagulation
/ˌθɜrmoʊkoʊˌæɡjəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- A medical procedure that uses heat to destroy abnormal tissue, such as tumors or blood vessels, by causing them to clot and die.
- The veterinarian performed thermocoagulation to remove a growth from the dog's skin.
- Thermocoagulation is sometimes used to stop bleeding from a damaged blood vessel.
- Doctors used thermocoagulation to treat the patient's small liver tumor without surgery.
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