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cautery

noun /kɔtəri/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

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

noun

the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

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