Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cautery | Yes | No | No | No |
surgery | Yes | No | No | No |
cautery (noun) | surgery (noun) |
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the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body |
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 | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations |
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted | |
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures |