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cautery definition

cau·tery (kôt′ər ē)

noun pl. cauteries -·ter·ies

  1. an instrument or substance for cauterizing
  2. the act of cauterizing

Etymology: ME cauterie < L cauterium < Gr kautērion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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