The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
English: cautery, cauterization, cauterisation
cauteryEnglish
cautery, cauterant, cauterisation, cauterization
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
English: cautery, cauterant