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What does fulgurate mean?

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Verb
  1. To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
  2. (medicine) To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.
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The decision to fulgurate versus resect was based on surgeon preference.
Fulgurate coagulates tissue by sparking from the active electrode, through air, to the patient tissue.
To completely remove the lesion, one must severe it its base and generously fulgurate the base to prevent recurrence.

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