Cauter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.

    "The punctuall, or pointed cauter; is almost square, and altogether Sharpe pointed"

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acidbrandcausticcauterantcorrosivemordant

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"The punctuall, or pointed cauter; is almost square, and altogether Sharpe pointed"

Etymology

From French cautère, Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ (kautḗr), variant of καυστήρ (kaustḗr, “cauterizing apparatus”), from καίω (kaíō, “burn”)). Compare caustic, cautery.

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