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cryocautery ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cryocautery - an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing itcauterant, cautery - 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 | | 2. | cryocautery - application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing itcauterisation, cauterization, cautery - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
cryocautery
cryocautery[‚krī·ō′kȯd·ə·rē] (medicine) A substance or instrument that causes destruction of tissue by freezing. cryocautery
cryocautery [kri´o-kaw″ter-e] cauterization by freezing, using a substance such as liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide snow, or a very cold instrument. Called also cold cautery.cry·o·cau·ter·y (krī'ō-kaw'ter-ē), Any substance, such as liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide snow, or a low temperature instrument, the application of which causes destruction of tissue by freezing. Synonym(s): cold cauterycryocautery The destruction of tissue by applying extreme cold–eg, with liquid nitrogencry·o·cau·ter·y (krī'ō-kaw'tĕr-ē) Any substance, such as liquid air or carbon dioxide snow, or a low temperature instrument, the application of which causes destruction of tissue by freezing. cryocautery
Words related to cryocauterynoun an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing itRelated Wordsnoun application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing itRelated Words- cauterisation
- cauterization
- cautery
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