cautery

Words with a similar base: cautery

'cautery'

[cautery.n.01] as in: 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

'cautery'

[cautery.n.02] as in: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing