Cauterant
[n] an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
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acid, actual cautery, brand, brand iron, branding iron, burning, calefacient, calefactive, calefactory, caustic, cauter, cauterizer, cautery, chafing, corrosive, electrocautery, escharotic, heating, hot iron, lunar caustic, mordant, moxa, potential cauter