cryocautery

Definitions of cryocautery
  1. noun
    application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
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    type of:
    cauterisation, cauterization, cautery
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  2. noun
    an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it
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    type of:
    cauterant, cautery
    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
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