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 | ||
Synonyms | cauterant | ||
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 | ||
Synonyms | cauterisation, cauterization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cryocautery, thermocautery | ||