cautery, cauterization, cauterisation
(noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cautery, cauterant
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cautery (usually uncountable, plural cauteries)
(surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
(surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"ter*y, n.; pl. Cauteries. Etym: [L. cauterium, Gr. Cauter.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue.
2. The iron of other agent in cauterizing. Actual cautery, a substance or agent (as a hot iron) which cauterizes or sears by actual heat; or the burning so effected.
– Potential cautery, a substance which cauterizes by chemical action; as, lunar caustic; also, the cauterizing produced by such substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
