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Definition of "thermocautery" []

  • Cauterization using heat, as with a heated wire. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "thermocautery" in a sentence
  • "It must be remembered in this connection, on the account of the highly inflammable nature of this substance, that it is not to be followed by the application of the thermocautery."
  • "That this inference is correct is shown by the fact that the application of a thermocautery to the intestines when completing a colostomy in a conscious patient is absolutely painless."
  • "This attempt was a failure, and cure was also unsuccessfully attempted by wire ligature and the thermocautery."