cauterant

• Substance ou instrument utilisé pour détruire les tissus vivants, notamment en médecine, par cautérisation (chaleur, froid ou agent caustique), par exemple pour éliminer une verrue.

A noun referring to an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical purposes, such as removing a wart, by burning, freezing, or applying a caustic agent.

1. Medical agent or instrumentC2formalmedical

   An instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons, such as removing a wart, by burning it with a hot iron, an electric current, a caustic substance, or by freezing it.

   Cautère / agent caustique

   • The surgeon used a cauterant to remove the small growth on the patient's skin.
   • Cryotherapy employs a freezing cauterant to treat certain skin lesions.
   • Historically, a hot iron was a common cauterant for battlefield wounds.

   Synonymescautery