DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
cautery
/'kɔtəri/ · kɔtəri
Cautery has 3 syllables: cau · ter · y.
cau
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ter
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y
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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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