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“cryocautery”
cryocautery, cold cautery
1. Any substance, such as liquid air or carbon dioxide snow, or a low temperature instrument, the application of which causes destruction of tissue by burn-freezing.
2. The extreme use of cold in destroying tissue as if by "burning" it.
2. The extreme use of cold in destroying tissue as if by "burning" it.
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caust-, caus-, caut-, cauter-, cau- +
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cryo-, cry-, kryo-, kry-
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