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cautery [ˈkɔːtərɪ] n pl -teries 1. (Medicine / Surgery) the coagulation of blood or destruction of body tissue by cauterizing 2. (Medicine / Surgery) Also called cauterant an instrument or chemical agent for cauterizing [from Old French cautère, from Latin cautērium; see cauterize]
cautery the act of cauterization, or burning away of dead tissue. See also: Surgery
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