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cautery vs cauterise

cauterise vs cautery

cautery is a noun but cauterise is not a noun.

cautery is not a verb while cauterise is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cautery Yes No No No
cauterise No No Yes No
cautery (noun) cauterise (noun)
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
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
cautery (verb) cauterise (verb)
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Difference between cautery and cauterise

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