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cautery
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As a noun, cautery means the process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
Meanings of cautery
4 meaningsnoun
surgeryThe process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
surgeryA device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
Similar: cauterantThe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Similar: cauterization, cauterisation
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for med…
cauterant
noun: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a…
cauterizationcauterisation
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