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Definition of: cautery
(kô′tər·ē) noun plural ·ter·ies
1. Med. The application of a caustic, especially for the purpose of destroying tissue.
2. A cauterizing agent or a searing iron. [<L cauterium branding iron <Gk. kautērion <kaiein burn]
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