Definition of cautery Cautery
cau•ter•y
We found 7 definitions of cautery from 4 different sources.
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What does cautery mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cauteries |
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| cautery - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | ||
| cauterization, cauterisation | ||
| surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| cryocautery application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it | ||
| cautery - 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 | ||
| cauterant | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| cryocautery application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cautery (Noun)
The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue. - cautery (Noun)
A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cautery (n.)
A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. - cautery (n.)
The iron of other agent in cauterizing.
Part of speech
🔤- cautery, noun, singular of cauteries.
