Cauterant
nounid
29382·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cautery
- plural
- Cauterants
- possessive
- Cauterant's
- pluralpossessive
- Cauterants'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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 itDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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