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CRYOCAUTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cryocautery" is a kind of...):
cauterisation; cauterization; cautery (the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cryocautery" is a kind of...):
cauterant; cautery (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)
