#cauterization__cautery__cauterisation the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
supertype: #surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
subtype: #cryocautery application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
subtype: #thermocautery cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
subtype: #electrocautery application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)
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