| galvanic cautery | An obsolete term for electrocautery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| galvanic | Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents. <physics> Galvanic battery, the voltaic pile. See Voltaic. Origin: From Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. Galvanique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| galvanic cell | <chemistry> See voltaic cell (09 Jan 1998) |
| galvanic current | See: direct current, galvanism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galvanic nystagmus | Nystagmus involving galvanic stimulation of the labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galvanic skin reaction | A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| galvanic skin reflex | A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| galvanic skin response | A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| galvanic threshold | The minimal strength of an electrical stimulus of indefinite duration that is able to cause excitation of a tissue, e.g., muscle or nerve. See: chronaxie. Synonym: galvanic threshold. Origin: rheo-+ G. Basis, a base (05 Mar 2000) |
| actual cautery | A cautery, such as electrocautery, acting directly through heat and not by chemical means. Synonym: technocausis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| BICAP cautery | A form of bipolar electrocoagulation frequently used to arrest gastrointestinal bleeding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bipolar cautery | Electrocautery by high frequency electrical current passed through tissue from an active to a passive electrode; used for haemostasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gas cautery | Cautery by means of a measured amount of a lighted gas jet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cautery | The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to destroy tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cautery knife | A knife that sears while cutting, to diminish bleeding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical cautery | Any substance that destroys tissue upon application. Synonym: chemical cautery, chemicocautery. (05 Mar 2000) |