ful|gu|rate

ful|gu|rate
ful|gu|rate «FUHL gyuh rayt», verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing.
–v.i.
to emit vivid flashes like lightning.
–v.t.
Medicine. to destroy (a tumor or the like) with electric sparks.
[< Latin fulgurāre (with English -ate1) < fulgur lightning, related to fulgēre to shine]
ful´gu|ra´tion, noun.

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  • ful´gu|ra´tion — ful|gu|rate «FUHL gyuh rayt», verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –v.i. to emit vivid flashes like lightning. –v.t. Medicine. to destroy (a tumor or the like) with electric sparks. ╂[< Latin fulgurāre (with English ate1) < fulgur lightning, related to… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fulgurate — ful·gu·rate …   English syllables

  • fulgurate — ful·gu·rate (fulґgu rāt) 1. to come and go like a flash of lightning. 2. to destroy by fulguration …   Medical dictionary

  • fulgurate — ful•gu•rate [[t]ˈfʌl gyəˌreɪt[/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) to flash or dart like lightning 2) med Med. to destroy (esp. an abnormal growth) by electricity • Etymology: 1670–80; < L fulgurātus, ptp. of fulgurāre to flash, glitter, der. of fulgur… …   From formal English to slang

  • gu — am·a·tun·gu·la; am·bi·gu·i·ty; an·gu·clast; an·gu·la·re; an·gu·lar·i·ty; an·gu·lar·i·za·tion; an·gu·lar·ize; an·gu·lar·ly; an·gu·la·tion; an·gu·la·tor; an·gu·lif·er·ous; an·gu·loa; an·gu·lous; an·gu·lus; ar·gu·a·bly; ar·gu·en·do; ar·gu·er;… …   English syllables

  • fulguration — Destruction of tissue by means of a high frequency electric current : direct f. utilizes an insulated electrode with a metal point, which is connected to the uniterminal of the high frequency apparatus, from which a spark of electricity is… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …   Universalium

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