cautery
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- instrument hypernym
- cryocautery hyponym
- searing iron hyponym
Related & opposite
- cauterize derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Types & categories
- surgical operation hypernym
- cryocautery hyponym
- thermocautery hyponym
Related & opposite
- cauterize derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cauterize |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cryocautery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | searing iron |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cauterize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | surgical operation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cryocautery |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermocautery |