diathermocoagulation

noun

diathermocoagulation

noun

Etymology From diathermo- + coagulation.

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Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The use of diathermy to cauterize blood vessels and reduce bleeding.

  • According to Araco [ 24, 26 ] in postbariatric patients, we performed a dissection with diathermocoagulation to reduce the occurrence of postoperative hematomas and wound infections with delayed healing compared with the cold knife.2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International, volume 2015, →DOI:

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