| NOUN | artifact | searing iron | a hot iron used to destroy tissue |
|---|
| Meaning | A hot iron used to destroy tissue. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots