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electric cautery

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cautery /cau·tery/ (kaw´ter-e)
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.
electric cautery.
cautery [kaw´ter-e]
1. a caustic substance or hot or cold instrument used in cauterization.
2. cauterization.
chemical cautery chemocautery.
cold cautery cryocautery.
electric cautery electrocautery (def. 2).
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