HyperDic: cauterant

English > 1 sense of the word cauterant:
NOUNartifactcauterant, cauteryan 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
English > cauterant: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn 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.
Synonymcautery
NarrowercryocauteryAn instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it
searing ironA hot iron used to destroy tissue
BroaderinstrumentA device that requires skill for proper use
Spanishcauterio
Catalancauteri
Verbscauterizeburn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

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