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English noun: cautery

1. cautery (artifact) 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


Synonymscauterant


Broader (hypernym)instrument


Narrower (hyponym)cryocautery, searing iron

2. cautery (act) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing


Synonymscauterisation, cauterization


Broader (hypernym)operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process


Narrower (hyponym)cryocautery, thermocautery









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