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cautery
cauterant
Definition: 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
cauterization
cauterisation
Definition: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Definition: The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.