thermocautery

Noun
  1. Cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat (synset 100699140)
    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
    subtypes: electrocautery - application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)

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