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cryocautery

DEFINITIONS OF: cryocautery

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n application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it

Type of:
cauterisation, cauterization, cautery
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

n an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it

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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