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actual cautery

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. actual cautery (noun)
  2. actual neurosis (noun)

ac·tu·al cautery

noun \ˈak-ch(ə-w)əl-, ˈaksh-wəl-\

Definition of ACTUAL CAUTERY

: an agent (as a hot iron, electrocautery, or moxa) used to destroy tissue by heat—called also thermocautery; compare potential cautery