(n.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
Example Sentences:
(1) Potential causes for bowel burn associated with tubal cauterization are discussed.
(2) In one case the origin of infection was a cauterized wart that did not appear clinically infected.
(3) The use of drugs such as polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) 5 mg (POLIDES 5--Farmigea), provided with reepithelialization and anticomplement action, seems to promote a quicker recovery of the cauterized or vaporized zone, avoiding, at the same time, the secondary inflammatory reaction.
(4) An effort was made to neutralize the virus in loco either by infiltration of the inoculation site with povidone-iodine or with monoclonal antibodies, or by cauterization and excision.
(5) The infective lesions of the corneal epithelium (dendritic and geographic ulcers) occasionally develop into noninfective indolent or trophic ulcers, particularly under the influence of cauterizing chemicals or corticosteroids.
(6) The risk of development of malignancy in the retained stump is almost eliminated by the laparoscopic removal of the upper endocervical canal and cauterization of the lower endocervical canal and exocervix.
(7) These observations suggest that the physiological maturity of the muscle was not appreciably altered even though glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity was higher (P greater than 0.05) and total phosphorylase activity was lower (P greater than 0.05) in the spinal cauterized fetuses than in the control group.
(8) The terminal innervation ratios were similar (P greater than 0.05) for muscles from control and cauterized fetuses.
(9) Cauterization of the pars intercerebralis after the critical period of the prothoracic gland activity does not affect moulting in any way.
(10) Following successful cauterization, goblet cells returned.
(11) With the trend of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) toward development at an earlier age in today's population, the importance of office cauterization in preventing cervical cancer becomes apparent.
(12) In order to study congenital constriction band syndrome, we performed local cauterization of the lower limb buds of embryos in fertilized white leghorn eggs between hour 0 on day 4 (day 4-0) and day 7-0 of incubation.
(13) Application of prednisolone disodium phosphate ointment to cauterized corneas also inhibited neutrophil migration at 6 h, but increased the extravascular neutrophils at 48 h. After 6 days of treatment, corneal blood vessel growth was significantly reduced.
(14) If operative intervention is advised, it should consist of one of several limited procedures that can be safely performed with low morbidity: anal encirclement, presacral packing, sclerosing injection, or linear rectal cauterization.
(15) In operated groups an ulcer was provoked by cauterization with a metallic plate in the gastric fundus.
(16) In males the development of gonadotrophs was strongly suppressed in number and in size after the cauterization, whereas in females the suppression was less prominent.
(17) Cauterization was performed anterior to the joint in nine experimental rhesus monkeys, while eight animals served as control subjects.
(18) After cauterization of a single bleeding point, the patient again received prednisolone.
(19) Rearing environment (enriched vs. normal) and method of vibrissae removal (cauterization of follicles vs. plucking) were examined to determine specific factors that m might influence the effect of vibrissae removal.
(20) Over a 2-year period 1013 phenol cauterizations were carried out on 631 patients.
Fulguration
Definition:
(n.) The act of lightening.
(n.) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called blick.
Example Sentences:
(1) We studied the influence of energy level on the one hand and of the physical properties of the catheter (Ct) on the other hand on the cardiac effects of right endoventricular fulguration in the dog.
(2) Interruption of the His bundle was performed by means of fulguration.
(3) Operative errors such as round ligament fulguration were also more common than expected.
(4) A total of 29 shocks were delivered with an Odam fulgurator, using a distal electrode connected to the positive pole of a selected catheter.
(5) The advantages of this method compared with electrical fulguration are better control of delivered energy and reduction of complications (catheter perforation, thromboembolism).
(6) This report is a review of 49 patients who, after careful selection, were considered ideal candidates for curative fulguration in the period 1959-1982.
(7) One nurse endoscopist, under supervision by a physician mentor, has carried out more than 6,000 sigmoidoscopies in a recent 1-year period and has fulgurated one or more diminutive polyps in almost 500 patients.
(8) One hundred fifty patients were included in a double-blind study to evaluate whether they were more comfortable being sterilized by fulguration or by Falope-Ring banding.
(9) The use of the resectoscope has several advantages in treating the patient with inoperable obstructive carcinoma of the rectum, particularly when compared with fulguration.
(10) To evaluate the effect of fulguration of endometriotic implants in patients with mild endometriosis, we divided 123 patients into two groups: (A) patients whose endometriotic implants were coagulated, and (B) patients whose implants were left intact.
(11) The regenerative response to the fulgurative ulcer within a given species was similar to the early response previously observed by others following administration of known bladder carcinogens.
(12) Two cases are reported of functionally significant bladder neck obstruction following urethral valve fulguration which resulted in inability to void.
(13) Circumcision, electric fulguration and excision of urethral tumor were performed.
(14) To show our first experiments with the treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome through endocavitary fulguration of accessory pathway.
(15) We performed transurethral fulguration of the diverticular mucosa and incision of the diverticular neck in combination with transurethral prostatectomy or bladder neck resection to treat all aspects of diverticula in 9 patients.
(16) Endocardial fulguration per se induced severe but transient (less than 5 minutes) hemodynamic changes and was sometimes complicated by myocardial ischemia and conduction disorders.
(17) Three cases of auricular fulguration are described and used as a basis for a review of physical characteristics and histopathologic consequences of lightning strikes.
(18) This allowed definitive treatment in a single session by local excision and fulguration in 48 patients.
(19) In group A, 42 of 69 (60.8%) patients achieved a pregnancy within eight cycles following laparoscopic fulguration, in comparison with 10 of 54 (18.5%) patients from group B.
(20) A few seconds after fulguration, each VT was terminated and additional radiofrequency currents were given near these sites.