cautery

English

Etymology

From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːtəɹi/

Noun

cautery (usually uncountable, plural cauteries)

1. (surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
2. (surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• chemocautery
• cryocautery
• electrocautery
• galvanocautery
• microcautery
• radiocautery
• thermocautery

Translations

process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold

• Czech: kauterizace f
• French: cautérisation (fr) f
• Russian: прижига́ние (ru) n (prižigánije)

device used for cutting or sealing body tissue

• Czech: kauter m
• French: cautère (fr) m
• Italian: cauterio (it) m, (archaic) bottone (it) m
• Sicilian: busunettu (scn) m

See also

• cauterise
• cauterisation
• cauterant