chemical cautery
Look at other dictionaries:
Cautery — Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. The iron … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cautery — 1. An agent or device used for scarring, burning, or cutting the skin or other tissues by means of heat, cold, electric current, ultrasound, or caustic chemicals. 2. Use of a c.. [G. kauterion, a branding iron] actual c. a c., such as… … Medical dictionary
Actual cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potential cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potential cautery — n an agent (as a caustic or escharotic) used to destroy tissue by chemical action compare ACTUAL CAUTERY * * * virtual cautery cauterization by an escharotic without applying heat … Medical dictionary
actual cautery — ac·tu·al cautery ak ch(ə w)əl , aksh wəl n an agent (as a hot iron, electrocautery, or moxa) used to destroy tissue by heat called also thermocautery compare POTENTIAL CAUTERY * * * 1. an instrument that destroys tissue by burning rather than by… … Medical dictionary
potential cautery — noun : an agent (as a caustic or escharotic) used to destroy tissue by chemical action compare actual cautery … Useful english dictionary
Cauterization — Cauterize redirects here. For the band, see Cauterize (band)Cauterization is a medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The main forms of cauterization used today are electrocautery and chemical cautery.… … Wikipedia
Epistaxis — For the method of depositing a monocrystalline film on a monocrystalline substrate, see Epitaxis. For the phenomenon involving the modification of one gene s effects by one or more other genes, see Epistasis. For the main body of a classical… … Wikipedia
chemocautery — Any substance that destroys tissue upon application. SYN: chemical cautery, chemicocautery. * * * che·mo·cau·tery (ke″mo kawґtər e) destruction of tissue by application of a caustic chemical substance. Called also chemical cautery … Medical dictionary
