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Therapeutics > Cautery
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ablation Techniques > Cautery

Preferred term

Cautery  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cauterization
  • Cauterizations

Note

  • coordinate with organ or disease /surg

Scope note

  • The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to control bleeding while removing or destroying tissue.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002425

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