Words Like CAUTERY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CAUTERY.

5 Alternative Words Similar to cautery

1 Cauterant Noun      Synonym Words Like Cauterant
2 Cauterization Noun      Synonym
3 Cauterisation Noun      Synonym
4 Instrument Noun      Synonym Words Like Instrument
5 Operation Noun      Synonym Words Like Operation

6 definitions of cautery

1 A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, by a hot iron or by caustic substances that burn, corrode, or destroy the solid parts of an animal body.
2 The instrument or drug employed in cauterizing.
3 The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
4 A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
5 an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
6 the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
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