Method of electrosurgery in which tissue is destroyed by dehydration with a probe generating a series of short, high-frequency electric sparks.
Use of an electrode to apply high-frequency, short electrical currents to destroy tissue by drying.
The destructive drying of cells by application of electrical energy similar to, but to a lesser intensity than electrocoagulation. Electrodesiccation is used for hemostasis of very small capillaries or veins that have been severed during surgery.
The act of rendering something desiccate, lackluster, or devoid of vitality through the application of electrical current.