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 Synonym(s):cautery, cauterant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n.
A cauterizing substance.
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