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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