cautery
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- noun
- /ˈkɔːtəri/
- Specialized
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cauterización
- In cases of excessive bleeding, cautery is often necessary to seal the blood vessels effectively.
- performed cautery
- Cautery-assisted
- cautery and manipulation
Examples
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All patients underwent Bovie cautery-assisted tonsillectomy after induction of general anesthesia.
Academic text (2009) -
Even when the source of bleeding is identifiable, local cautery can worsen it.
Academic text (2005) -
I do not use cautery in the middle ear.
Academic text (2003) -
There was less blood than Lucas expected, but the smell of the cautery bothered him; burning blood...
Fiction book (1994) -
Cautery can be extremely helpful for treating granulation tissue, especially when an ototopical preparation has failed.
Academic text (2006) -
Surgical excision of the lesion with ligation or cautery of the feeding vessels is the treatment of choice.
Academic text (2008) -
If the ear is still draining through a residual perforation after tympanoplasty, I will repeat tympanic membrane cautery.
Academic text (2006) -
Appropriate management of a nasal hemangioma involves wide resection of the lesion and the underlying mucosa and perichondrium with ligation or cautery of the feeding vessels.
Academic text (2008) -
The surgeon used cautery to stop the bleeding during the operation.
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After the tumor was removed, the doctor applied cautery to ensure there was no further bleeding.
Synonyms
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Burning a part of the body to stop bleeding or prevent infection
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cautery comes from the Greek root kauter- meaning 'to burn'. So cautery is a medical 'burning' used to stop bleeding or remove damaged tissue.