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electroscission
1. Division of tissues with an electrocautery knife.
2. The cutting of tissues with an electrocautery knife (apparatus for surgical dissection and hemostasis, using heat generated by a high-voltage, high-frequency alternating current passed through an electrode) which refers to electrosurgical methods.
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