cautery

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 102990502)
    is a type of: instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use
    subtypes:
    same as: cauterant
  2. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (synset 100669355)
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    subtypes:
    • cryocautery - application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
    • thermocautery - cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
    same as: cauterisation, cauterization

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