Associations to the word «Cautery»

Wiktionary

CAUTERY, noun. (medical) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
CAUTERY, noun. (medical) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.

Dictionary definition

CAUTERY, noun. 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.
CAUTERY, noun. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing.

Wise words

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Leo Tolstoy