cryocautery

Noun
  1. An instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it (synset 103146642)
    is a type of: cauterant, 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
  2. Application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it (synset 100698867)
    is a type of: cauterisation, cauterization, cautery - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

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