Cautery
nounid
26536·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
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cauterantcauterisationcauterization
- plural
- Cauteries
- possessive
- Cautery's
- pluralpossessive
- Cauteries'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
- §2
- 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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