Definition of Cautery
Cau´ter`y
n.
1.
(Med.)
A
burning
or
searing
,
as
of
morbid
flesh
,
with
a
hot
iron
,
or
by
application
of
a
caustic
that
will
burn
,
corrode
,
or
destroy
animal
tissue
.
2.
The
iron
of
other
agent
in
cauterizing
.
Actual cautery
a
substance
or
agent
(
as
a
hot
iron
)
which
cauterizes
or
sears
by
actual
heat
;
or
the
burning
so
effected
.
Potential cautery
a
substance
which
cauterizes
by
chemical
action
;
as
,
lunar
caustic
;
also
,
the
cauterizing
produced
by
such
substance
.
Related Words
burn
,
cauterant
,
cauterise
,
cauterize
,
cryocautery
,
instrument
,
searing
iron
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