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单词 cautery
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cau•ter•y  (kô′tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. 
  1. Medicinean escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
  2. Medicinethe process of destroying tissue with a cautery.
  • Greek kauté̄rion, equivalent. to kauté̄r branding iron (see cauterize) + -ion diminutive suffix
  • Latin cautērium
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cautery /ˈkɔːtərɪ/ n ( pl -teries)
  1. the coagulation of blood or destruction of body tissue by cauterizing

  2. Also called: cauterant an instrument or chemical agent for cauterizing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French cautère, from Latin cautērium; see cauterize
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