| NOUN | artifact | cautery, cauterant | 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 |
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| act | cautery, cauterization, cauterisation | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | cauterant | |
| Narrower | cryocautery | An instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it |
| searing iron | A hot iron used to destroy tissue | |
| Broader | instrument | A device that requires skill for proper use |
| Spanish | cauterio | |
| Catalan | cauteri | |
| Verbs | cauterize, cauterise | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent |
| Meaning | The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing. | |
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| Synonyms | cauterization, cauterisation | |
| Narrower | cryocautery | application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it |
| thermocautery | cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat | |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | cauterio, cauterización | |
| Catalan | cauteri, cauterització | |
| Verbs | cauterize, cauterise | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent |
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