| NOUN | artifact | cryocautery | an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | cryocautery | application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it |
| Meaning | An instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | 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 |
| Meaning | application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | cautery, cauterization, cauterisation | The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
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