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
source: WordNet 3.0
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
source: WordNet 3.0
A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue.
