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cautery vs cauterize

cauterize vs cautery

cautery is a noun but cauterize is not a noun.

cautery is not a verb while cauterize is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cautery Yes No No No
cauterize No No Yes No
cautery (noun) cauterize (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) cauterize (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 cauterize

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