cautery
[ kaw-tuh-ree ]
/ ˈkɔ tə ri /
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
Words nearby cautery
caustic potash,
caustic soda,
caustic surface,
cauterant,
cauterize,
cautery,
caution,
caution money,
cautionary,
cautious,
cauvery
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British Dictionary definitions for cautery
cautery
/ (ˈkɔːtərɪ) /
noun plural -teries
the coagulation of blood or destruction of body tissue by cauterizing
Also called: cauterant
an instrument or chemical agent for cauterizing
Word Origin for cautery
C14: from Old French
cautère, from Latin
cautērium; see
cauterize
Medical definitions for cautery
cautery
[ kô′tə-rē ]
n.
An agent or instrument used to destroy tissue by burning, searing, cutting, or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, and lasers.
The act or process of cauterizing.
Scientific definitions for cautery
cautery
[ kô′tə-rē ]
An agent or instrument used to destroy tissue, as in surgery, by burning, searing, cutting, or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, and lasers.