- "We tried everything else on this guy, Jos—macromolecular regeneration, nanocell implants, maser cauterization—nothing worked."
- ―Zan Yant, to Jos Vondar, about N'do Maetrecis's ailment
Maser cauterization was a medical procedure in use by the time of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[1] It partially shared its name with masers, a type of energy weapon similar to lasers.[2] In 20 BBY,[3] the Republic's Major N'do Maetrecis contracted an unknown disease from the swamps of the planet Drongar[4] after receiving a heart transplant from Republic Mobile Surgical Unit personnel. Medical staff tried the cauterization technique and other proposed solutions to cure him, though each was unsuccessful and the officer's state deteriorated. Maetrecis ultimately only recovered after Doctor Zan Yant began giving him illegal dosages of the healing plant bota, which the surgeon Jos Vondar scolded his colleague for.[1]
Behind the scenes
Maser cauterization was mentioned in the 2004 novel MedStar I: Battle Surgeons, which was written by by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry as the first installment of the MedStar Duology.[1] In the real world, masers are devices that emit microwave radiation.[5]
Appearances
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (First mentioned, simultaneous with MedStar I: Battle Surgeons abridged audiobook)
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons abridged audiobook (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
- ↑ The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of MedStar I: Battle Surgeons to 20 BBY.
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 274 ("Maetrecis, N'do")
- ↑
Maser Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster on Merriam-Webster (backup link archived on July 17, 2024)
