Etymology

cautery

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Today it means: The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue. Full definition →

Latin cauterium
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcauterium“branding iron”
  2. English todaycautery

From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).

Words from the same roots

Latincauterium all →

cauter

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