Cautery - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɔːtəriː|  American pronunciation of the word cautery
Brit.  |ˈkɔːt(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word cautery

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
- the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (syn: cauterization)
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