1. the act or process of flashing like lightning; a sudden, brilliant flash of light
Usage: literary or formal
2. a medical procedure in which tissue is destroyed by electrical current or heat, often used to remove abnormal growths or seal blood vessels
Usage: medical

Examples

• The fulguration of the lightning across the night sky was breathtaking.
• The sudden fulguration illuminated the entire landscape for a brief moment.
• The surgeon used fulguration to stop the bleeding during the procedure.
• Fulguration is sometimes employed in dermatology to treat skin lesions.
• We watched the fulguration of the storm as it approached the coast.