thermocautery

ther·mo·cau·ter·y

T0156850 (thûr′mō-kô′tə-rē)n. pl. ther·mo·cau·ter·ies Cauterization using heat, as with a heated wire.

Thesaurus

Noun

thermocautery - cautery (destruction of tissue) by heatcauterisation, cauterization, cautery - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezingelectrocautery - application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)

Translations

Thermocautery

cauterization by the use of high temperatures—for example, by means of a heated iron rod or the platinum tip of a special instrument, or cauter. Electrocautery is the method most commonly used in modern medical practice.

thermocautery

[ther″mo-kaw´ter-e] cauterization by a heated wire or point.

ther·mo·cau·ter·y

(ther'mō-kaw'tĕr-ē), The use of an actual cautery, such as an electrocautery. [thermo- + G. kautērion, branding iron (cautery)]

thermocautery

(thûr′mō-kô′tə-rē)n. pl. thermocauter·ies Cauterization using heat, as with a heated wire.

thermocautery

noun

Words related to thermocautery

noun cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat

Related Words

cauterisation
cauterization
cautery
electrocautery

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