cautery

cautery is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does cautery mean?

  • noun

    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

  • noun

    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

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