Cautery - Definition
cautery
n 1: 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 [syn: cautery, cauterant]
2: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot
iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery,
cauterization, cauterisation]