Caustic pencil

A caustic pencil (or silver nitrate stick) is a device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used to chemically cauterize skin, providing hemostasis or permanently destroying unwanted tissue such as a wart, skin tag, aphthous ulcers, or over-production of granulation tissue. ^[1]

2 relations: Antihemorrhagic, Wart.

Antihemorrhagic

An antihemorrhagic (antihæmorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding).

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Wart

Warts are typically small, rough, and hard growths that are similar in color to the rest of the skin.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_pencil

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