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To apply a small electrical current and permanently close a tube or vessel.To destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., the removal of a wart) by burning with a hot iron, electron current, or chemical.Burning tissue with thermal heat using electricity, steam, laser, or dry ice, often to destroy diseased tissue or coagulate blood vessels.To destroy tissues by direct application of a heated instrument (known as a cautery): used for the removal of small warts or other growths.The application of heat or chemicals is employed to halt bleeding, prevent the dissemination of infection, or eliminate tissue.To sear using a cauterizing instrument or a corrosive substance.