[ 'kɔ:t(ə)ri ]
■ noun ( plural cauteries ) Medicine
1》 an instrument or caustic substance used for cauterizing.
2》 the action of cauterizing.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk kautērion (see cauterize ).
[ 'kɔ:t(ə)ri ]
■ noun ( plural cauteries ) Medicine
1》 an instrument or caustic substance used for cauterizing.
2》 the action of cauterizing.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk kautērion (see cauterize ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004