cautery /cau·tery/ (kaw´ter-e)
actual cautery
1. an agent used for cauterization.
2. cauterization.
actual cautery
1. an instrument that destroys tissue by burning.
2. the application of such an instrument.
cold cautery cryocautery.
electric cautery , galvanic cautery electrocautery.
potential cautery , virtual cautery cauterization by an escharotic, without applying heat.
ac·tu·al cautery ( k ch - l)n. An agent or process, such as electrocautery or a hot iron, that cauterizes tissue using heat and not a chemical means. |
actual cautery
[ak′cho̅o̅·əl]
Etymology: L, actus, act
the application of heat, rather than a chemical substance, in the destruction of tissue.
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