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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Thermocautery

· Ther·mo·cau·ter·y · IPA
01 n. Cautery by the application of heat.
  1. 1.
    Cautery by the application of heat.(Surg.)
Phrases & compounds
Paquelin's thermocautery — thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine vapor.