cautery

noun

the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

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

Roots

kauterioncauter- · Greek · branding iron ia-y · Greek · noun-forming

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The word cautery breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: cauter, from Greek kauterion (“branding iron”); and -y, from Greek ia (“noun-forming”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.