cauterant
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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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | a device that requires skill for proper use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cryocautery, |
| definition | : | an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | searing iron, |
| definition | : | a hot iron used to destroy tissue (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | burn, cauterise, cauterize, |
| definition | : | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | burn, cauterise, cauterize, |
| definition | : | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb.change) |
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