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potential 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.
potential cautery
n.
An agent, such as potassium hydroxide, that causes the formation of an eschar by chemical means. Also called virtual cautery.
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