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THERMOCAUTERY
thermocautery
(noun) cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ther`mo*cau"ter*y, n. Etym: [Thermo- + cautery.] (Surg.)
Definition: Cautery by the application of heat. Paquelin's thermocautery, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine vapor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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