Paquelin's thermocautery

noun

thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzene vapour

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Meanings

nounPaquelin's thermocautery (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablemedicinethermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzene vapour

Origin

Named after its inventor, Claude-André Paquelin.

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Paquelin's thermocautery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paquelin's%20thermocautery

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“Paquelin's thermocautery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paquelin's%20thermocautery. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paquelin's thermocautery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paquelin's%20thermocautery.

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