ಅರ್ಥ : 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.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : cauterant
ಅರ್ಥ : The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : cauterisation, cauterization