c 3 a 1 u 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 y 4
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
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
noun the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
originFrom Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).
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