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ACTUAL CAUTERY

\ˈakt͡ʃuːə͡l kˈɔːtəɹi], \ˈakt‍ʃuːə‍l kˈɔːtəɹi], \ˈa_k_tʃ_uː_əl k_ˈɔː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of ACTUAL CAUTERY

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Red-hot iron cautery.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Burning by a hot iron, moxa, or lens.
Cautery by red heat.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A heated iron or other apparatus for cauterization by means of actual heat, as opposed to the potential cautery.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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