Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cautery | Yes | No | No | No |
thermocautery | Yes | No | No | No |
cautery (noun) | thermocautery (noun) |
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the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat |
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 |