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CAUTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Synonyms:
cauterisation; cauterization; cautery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cautery" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cautery"):
cryocautery (application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it)
thermocautery (cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)
Derivation:
cauterise; cauterize (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
cauterant; cautery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cautery" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cautery"):
cryocautery (an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it)
searing iron (a hot iron used to destroy tissue)
Derivation:
cauterise; cauterize (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent)
