The physician was unable to stop a patient's nosebleed through pinching the nose and packing it. He resorted to using a device to burn and scar blood vessel inside the nose. This procedure is called

A. cautery.
B. laceration.
C. cryosurgery.
D. debridement.
E. lysis.


Answer: A

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