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cauterisation vs thermocautery

thermocautery vs cauterisation

cauterisation and thermocautery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cauterisation Yes No No No
thermocautery Yes No No No
As nouns, thermocautery is a hyponym of cauterisation; that is, thermocautery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cauterisation:
  • cauterisation: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  • thermocautery: cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
Other hyponyms of cauterisation include cryocautery.
cauterisation (noun) thermocautery (noun)
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
Difference between cauterisation and thermocautery

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