nnoun.artifactan 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 itSynset:cauterant
Derivationally Related Form:cauterizecauterise
Hypernyms:instrument
Inherited Hypernyms:cauteryinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cryocauterysearing iron
Full Hyponyms:cryocauterysearing iron
nnoun.actthe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezingSynset:cauterisation cauterization
Derivationally Related Form:cauterizecauterise
Hypernyms:operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
Inherited Hypernyms:cauteryoperationmedical procedureprocedureactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cryocauterythermocautery
Full Hyponyms:cryocauteryelectrocauterythermocautery