CAUTERY


Meaning of CAUTERY in English

[ '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 ).

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