- (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode or destroy animal tissue.
- (n.) The iron of other agent in cauterizing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). cautery. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cautery/definitions/1985503 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "cautery" http://smartdefine.org/cautery/definitions/1985503 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "cautery" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cautery/definitions/1985503> |