To dry out or remove moisture from something using electrical current, particularly used in medical and surgical applications.
From 'electro-' (electricity) + 'desiccate' (from Latin 'desiccatus' meaning dried out). Developed as a surgical technique in the late 1800s.
Surgeons use electrodesiccation to seal blood vessels during surgery—the electrical current literally heats and dries the tissue, stopping bleeding instantly, which made surgery safer and faster than using old methods!
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