cauterizer
Tissue burning tool
A cauterizer is a device or instrument used to burn tissue, typically to stop bleeding, destroy abnormal growths, or seal wounds.
Medical cauterizers range from heated metal tools to electric or chemical instruments.
The term also applies to anyone who cauterizes: The field medic served as cauterizer when no surgeon was available.
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- brandCompany's product line name
- searBurn the outside
- pyrographyDecorative burning on surfaces
- woodburningArt via heated stylus
leatherwork · livestock · mark · hot iron · stamp · emboss · ranching · hide
Process that stops bleeding
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- vesselReceptacle for contents
tissue · scar · closure · silver nitrate · debridement · eschar · granulation · sealing
Using current to cut tissue
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- probeThorough examination or tool
- tipEnd or gratuity
electrode · loop · blade · bipolar · monopolar · diathermy · thermal · battery-powered
Kill pathogens on surfaces
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- asepticFree from pathogens
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
decontaminate · cleanse · autoclave · germicide · hygiene · infection control · biocide · pathogen
iron
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- brandCompany's product line name
- searBurn the outside
- pyrographyDecorative burning on surfaces
woodburning · leatherwork · livestock · mark · hot iron · stamp · emboss · ranching · hide · burn mark
hemostasis
Process that stops bleeding
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
vessel · tissue · scar · closure · silver nitrate · debridement · eschar · granulation · sealing · bloodless
electrosurgical
Using current to cut tissue
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- probeThorough examination or tool
tip · electrode · loop · blade · bipolar · monopolar · diathermy · thermal · battery-powered · disposable
disinfect
Kill pathogens on surfaces
antiseptic · decontaminate · cleanse · autoclave · germicide · hygiene · infection control · biocide · pathogen · microbial
cauterizergrowth factor
Cell-proliferation signaling molecule
skin graft · coolant · cryogen · anesthetic · emollient
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