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Defenition of the word cautery

    • Defenition of the word cautery

      • 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
      • the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

    Synonyms for the word cautery

      • cauterisation
      • cauterization

    Hyponyms for the word cautery

      • cryocautery
      • searing iron
      • thermocautery

    Hypernyms for the word cautery

      • instrument
      • medical aid
      • medical care
      • operation
      • surgery
      • surgical operation
      • surgical procedure
      • surgical process

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