the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cautery, cauterization, cauterisation
| Kinds of ...: cautery, cauterization, cauterisation |
kinds of:
- cryocautery — application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
- thermocautery — cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
| ... is a Kind of: cautery, cauterization, cauterisation |
is a kind of:
- operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process — a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
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