cautery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɔːtəɹi/
Etymology
From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
Modern doctors nod benignly at some of the remedies and principles in Bald's Leechbook, but none has a good word to say for bloodletting - nor for cautery, the other medieval method of balancing the humours.
1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 129:
- (uncountable, usually) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cauteries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
radiocautery · microcautery · thermocautery · chemocautery · cryocautery · electrocautery · galvanocautery
Relateds
cauterant · cauterisation · cauterise
Translations (10)
cs kauterizace (process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold) · it bottone (device used for cutting or sealing body tissue) · scn busunettu (device used for cutting or sealing body tissue) · it cauterio (device used for cutting or sealing body tissue) · fr cautère (device used for cutting or sealing body tissue) · ota داغ (process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold) · fr cautérisation (process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold) · cs kauter (device used for cutting or sealing body tissue) · ru прижига́ние (process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold) · tr dağ (process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold)