Cautery
31Cauterization — Cauterize redirects here. For the band, see Cauterize (band)Cauterization is a medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The main forms of cauterization used today are electrocautery and chemical cautery.… …
32cauterant — noun 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 • Syn: ↑cautery • Derivationally related forms: ↑cauterize,… …
33thermocautery — noun cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat • Hypernyms: ↑cautery, ↑cauterization, ↑cauterisation • Hyponyms: ↑electrocautery * * * “+ noun Etymology …
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35galvanocautery — /gal veuh noh kaw teuh ree, gal van oh /, n., pl. galvanocauteries. Med. 1. a cautery heated by a galvanic current. 2. cauterization by means of such a cautery. [1870 75; GALVANO + CAUTERY] * * * …
36cryocautery — Any substance, such as liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide snow, or a low temperature instrument, the application of which causes destruction of tissue by freezing. SYN: cold cautery. * * * cryo·cau·tery …
37thermocautery — The use of an actual cautery, such as an electrocautery. [thermo + G. kauterion, branding iron (cautery)] * * * ther·mo·cau·tery kȯt ə rē n, pl ter·ies 1) THERMOCAUTERIZATION 2) ACTUAL CAUTERY * * …
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40brand — Synonyms and related words: acid, actual cautery, aroma, ash, ashes, aspersion, attaint, attribute, badge, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bespatter, bestain, billhead, birthmark, black eye …
