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n. - Cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat.

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Usage examples (7)
  • It must be remembered in this connection, on the account of the highly inflammable nature of this substance, that it is not to be followed by the application of the...
  • This attempt was a failure, and cure was also unsuccessfully attempted by wire ligature and the thermocautery.
  • The growth was cut away, bleeding was arrested by the thermocautery and by iron-solution, the wound entirely healed, and the patient recovered.
  • That this inference is correct is shown by the fact that the application of a thermocautery to the intestines when completing a colostomy in a conscious patient is...
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