cautery


Meanings

  • 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
  • the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  • CAUTERY n pl. -TERIES something used to destroy tissue


Scrabble Score: 12

cautery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

cautery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

cautery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

cautery is a valid Words With Friends word