Meaning of CAUTERANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'koturunt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | cautery |
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| | See Also: | | cryocautery, instrument, searing iron | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cau"ter*ant\, n.
A cauterizing substance.
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| | Related Terms: | | acid, actual cautery, brand, brand iron, branding iron, burning, calefacient, calefactive, calefactory, caustic, cauter, cauterizer, cautery, chafing, corrosive, electrocautery, escharotic, heating, hot iron, lunar caustic, mordant, moxa, potential cautery, radium, warming |
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