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cautery

  • /ˈkɔːtəɹi/

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From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).

noun cauteries

  1. uncountable, usually The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue. Modern doctors nod benignly at some of the remedies and principles in Bald's Leechbook, but none has a good word to say for bloodletting - nor for cautery, the other medieval method of balancing the humours.
  2. uncountable, usually A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.

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noun process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold

Françaiscautérisation
Русскийприжига́ние prižigánije

noun device used for cutting or sealing body tissue

Françaiscautère
Italianocauterio, bottone

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"cautery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cautery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cautery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cautery

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"cautery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cautery.

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@misc{cautery_2026,
  title = {cautery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cautery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}