| cauterant | (noun) an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it | Synonyms: cautery |
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| cauterisation | (noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | Synonyms: cauterization, cautery |
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| cauterise | (verb) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent | Synonyms: burn, cauterize |
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| (verb) make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | Synonyms: callous, cauterize |
| cauterization | (noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | Synonyms: cauterisation, cautery |
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| cauterize | (verb) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent | Synonyms: burn, cauterise |
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| (verb) make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | Synonyms: callous, cauterise |
| cautery | (noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing | Synonyms: cauterisation, cauterization |
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| (noun) an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (e.g., removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it | Synonyms: cauterant |
| caution | (noun) the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger | Synonyms: carefulness, cautiousness |
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| (noun) the trait of being circumspect and prudent | Synonyms: circumspection |
| (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, forethought, precaution |
| (noun) a warning against certain acts | Synonyms: caveat |
| (verb) warn strongly; put on guard | Synonyms: admonish, monish |
| cautionary | (adjective) serving to warn | Synonyms: admonitory, exemplary, monitory, warning |
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| (adjective) warding off | Synonyms: prophylactic |
| cautious | (adjective) showing careful forethought | - |
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| (adjective) avoiding excess | Synonyms: conservative |
| (noun) people who are fearful and cautious | Synonyms: timid |
| cautiously | (adverb) as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | Synonyms: carefully, with kid gloves |
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| (adverb) in a conservative manner | Synonyms: conservatively, guardedly |
| cautiousness | (noun) the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger | Synonyms: carefulness, caution |
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| cryocautery | (noun) application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it | - |
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| (noun) an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it | - |
| electrocautery | (noun) application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts) | - |
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| incaution | (noun) the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger | Synonyms: incautiousness |
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| incautious | (adjective) lacking in caution | - |
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| (adjective) carelessly failing to exercise proper caution | - |
| incautiously | (adverb) without caution or prudence | Synonyms: carelessly |
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| incautiousness | (noun) the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger | Synonyms: incaution |
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| overcautious | (adjective) unnecessarily cautious | - |
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| precaution | (noun) a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | Synonyms: guard, safeguard |
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| (noun) the trait of practicing caution in advance | - |
| (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, caution, forethought |
| precautional | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautionary |
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| precautionary | (adjective) taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | Synonyms: precautional |
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| thermocautery | (noun) cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat | - |
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