'Paquelin's thermocautery' definitions:

Definition of 'Paquelin's thermocautery'

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  • Thermocautery \Ther`mo*cau"ter*y\, n. [Thermo- + cautery.] (Surg.) Cautery by the application of heat. [1913 Webster]
  • Paquelin's thermocautery, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine vapor. [1913 Webster] Thermochemic