cauterization
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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).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
cau·ter·i·za·tion
(kaw'ter-ī-zā'shŭn),The act of cauterizing.
See also: cautery.
See also: cautery.
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cauterization
Diathermy, electrodiathermy The use of heat to destroy tissues or close minute bleeding vessels Methods Thermal, electrical, cryocauterization, laser, chemicalsMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
cau·ter·i·za·tion
(kaw'tĕr-ī-zā'shŭn)Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
cauterization
The deliberate destruction of tissue by the local application of heat using an instrument known as a cautery. This may be a simple heated probe, an electrically heated wire loop, a high-frequency electrode or a laser. See also DIATHERMY.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005