electroknife

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ knife.

Noun

electroknife (plural electroknives)

1. (surgery) A knife used in electrosurgery.
   • 2014, V. Oswal, M. Remacle, S. Jovanvic, Principles and Practice of Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, page 472:

     An alternative method for the management of rhinophyma is advocated by Gjuric and Rettinger (1993), who used a mono- or bipolar electroknife.

Translations

Translations

• Russian: элѐктроно́ж (ru) m (elèktronóž)

See also

• electric knife