Synonyms for cautery
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
Related words
- Word family
- cauterize cauterization cauterant
Forms
- Plural
- cauteries → burnings, searing-irons, cauterizations, cauterants…
Example sentences
- burning There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cautery | rising | |
| burning | rising | |
| cauterization | steady | |
| cauterant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- burning2
- 9 letters
- cauterant
- 13 letters
- cauterization5, cauterisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burning2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cautère