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Cautery

noun
(pl. cauteries)
1.
An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it.  Synonym: cauterant.
2.
The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing.  Synonyms: cauterisation, cauterization.



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"Cautery" Quotes from Famous Books



... settle it with them. We have to follow that man Wythan; no peace otherwise. Tell the men the body of the dog must be secured for analysis. Mad or not, it's the same. These Welsh mothers and grandmothers won't allow cautery at any price. Hark ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith


Words linked to "Cautery" :   cauterise, cauterization, operation, searing iron, surgical procedure, cauterize, surgery, instrument, cauterant, surgical process, surgical operation


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