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cauteries
Plural of cautery.
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1. In surgery, a device used as the cauterizing agent: Professor Smart showed his students an actual cautery which was used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing, or scarring.
2 The process of destroying tissue with a cauterant: Dr.Thompson used the method of actual cautery to burn away the infected tissues with a hot iron.
2 The process of destroying tissue with a cauterant: Dr.Thompson used the method of actual cautery to burn away the infected tissues with a hot iron.
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caust-, caus-, caut-, cauter-, cau- +
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An application of a substance, such as liquid air or carbon dioxide snow, by the used of a low temperature instrument which causes destruction of tissue by freezing: By using extreme cold, cryocautery can cause the destruction of tissue as if by "burning" it.
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cryo-, cry-, kryo-, kry-
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