{"id":56162,"date":"2020-11-12T04:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T04:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=56162"},"modified":"2023-09-13T04:46:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:46:48","slug":"cauterize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/cauterize\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauterize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To apply a small electrical current and permanently close a tube or vessel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., the removal of a wart) by burning with a hot iron, electron current, or chemical.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Burning tissue with thermal heat using electricity, steam, laser, or dry ice, often to destroy diseased tissue or coagulate blood vessels.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To destroy tissues by direct application of a heated instrument (known as a cautery): used for the removal of small warts or other growths.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The application of heat or chemicals is employed to halt bleeding, prevent the dissemination of infection, or eliminate tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>To sear using a cauterizing instrument or a corrosive substance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To apply a small electrical current and permanently close a tube or vessel. 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