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cau⋅ter⋅y

[kaw-tuh-ree]
–noun, plural -ter⋅ies.
1. an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
2. the process of destroying tissue with a cautery.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L cautērium < Gk kautrion, equiv. to kautr branding iron (see cauterize ) + -ion dim. suffix
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cau·ter·y   (kô'tə-rē)   
n.   pl. cau·ter·ies
  1. An agent or instrument used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing, or scarring, including caustic substances, electric currents, lasers, and very hot or very cold instruments.

  2. The act or process of cauterizing.


[Middle English cauterie, from Latin cautērium, branding iron, cautery, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein, kau-, to burn.]
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Main Entry: cau·tery
Pronunciation: 'kot-&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ter·ies
1 : the act oreffect of cauterizing : CAUTERIZATION
2 : an agent (as a hot iron or caustic) used to burn,sear, or destroy tissue
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cautery cau·ter·y (kô'tə-rē)
n.

  1. An agent or instrument used to destroy tissue by burning, searing, cutting, or scarring, including caustic and electric currents, lasers.

  2. The act or process of cauterizing.

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