cautery vs cryocautery

cautery and cryocautery both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cautery	Yes	No	No	No
cryocautery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cryocautery is a hyponym of cautery; that is, cryocautery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cautery:

cautery: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cryocautery: application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it

Other hyponyms of cautery include thermocautery.

As nouns, cryocautery is a hyponym of cautery; that is, cryocautery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cautery:

cautery: 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
cryocautery: an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it

Other hyponyms of cautery include searing iron.

cautery (noun)	cryocautery (noun)
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing	application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
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	an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it