cautery
[kaw-tuh-ree]
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noun, plural cau·ter·ies.
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
the process of destroying tissue with a cautery.
Origin of cautery
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cautērium < Greek kautḗrion, equivalent to kautḗr branding iron (see cauterize) + -ion diminutive suffix
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Historical Examples of cautery
They tell me the cautery, if dexterously applied, is better; but I have not tried it.
The Fortunes Of GlencoreCharles James Lever
If the spurting blood should cool the cautery, take another.
Old-Time Makers of MedicineJames J. Walsh
The cancer had taken firm hold, and was beyond the reach of any cautery.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo GozziCount Carlo Gozzi
The cautery may, if necessary, be reintroduced several times.
Lameness of the HorseJohn Victor Lacroix
There are some diseases so terrible that they must be cured by the knife and the cautery.
The Battle of PrinciplesNewell Dwight Hillis
cautery
noun plural -teries
Word Origin for cautery
C14: from Old French cautère, from Latin cautērium; see cauterize
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