noun
- plural of cautery; medical instruments or agents used to burn or destroy tissue, typically to stop bleeding or remove abnormal growths
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon prepared several cauteries before beginning the procedure.
- Electric cauteries are commonly used in modern operating rooms.
- The doctor used cauteries to seal the blood vessels during surgery.
- Ancient physicians relied on heated metal cauteries for wound treatment.
- Different types of cauteries are selected based on the specific medical procedure.
- The medical student learned to handle cauteries safely in the laboratory.