electric cautery


cautery

 [kaw´ter-e] 1. a caustic substance or hot or cold instrument used in cauterization.2. cauterization.chemical cautery chemocautery.cold cautery cryocautery.electric cautery electrocautery (def. 2).

e·lec·tro·cau·ter·y

(ē-lek'trō-kaw'tĕr-ē), 1. An instrument for directing a high frequency current through a local area of tissue. 2. A metal cauterizing instrument heated by an electric current. Synonym(s): electric cautery