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“unipolar electrocautery”
monopolar electrocautery, unipolar electrocautery
An electrocautery (electrosurgery) in which an electric current is applied through a hand-held active electrode and travels back to the generator through an inactive electrode attached to the patient (the grounding pad), so that the patient is part of the electrical circuit.
This entry is located in the following units:
caust-, caus-, caut-, cauter-, cau- +
(page 3)
electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 95)
mono-, mon-
(page 11)