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editDoes Ice Cauterization exist in medical science?
editI didn't find single Ice word in whole Cauterization article. If I google Ice Cauterization, this page shows up. Does Ice Cauterization exist in medical science? Rizosome (talk) 06:57, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Cauterization is the burning of tissue, which is not something one would use ice for. A Google search for ["ice cauterization"] (with the search term between quotes) turns up pages with an enumeration that contains "ice, cauterization", separated by a comma, as two distinct interventions to stop bleeding. --Lambiam 08:24, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Rizosome You may be thinking of cryosurgery? Water ice would not be anything like cold enough.--Shantavira|feed me 08:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Rizosome FYI, the word "cauterization" does not even appear in the Medical New Today link you shared. A similar question was asked on Quora here. It does not meet the definitions of a reliable source since the answers are user generated, but many of the points brought up are valid. Among others, it's way harder to keep or make something very cold in a targeted way; you can't just keep dry ice in your pocket until you need it, but you could easily keep a electrocauter on the operating tray. Matt Deres (talk) 20:24, 25 June 2021 (UTC)