noun
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
• Syn: ↑cautery, ↑cauterization
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cauterise, ↑cauterize (for: ↑cauterization), ↑cauterize (for: ↑cautery), ↑cauterise (for: ↑cautery)
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
• Hyponyms: ↑cryocautery, ↑thermocautery
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cauterīzāˈtion or cauterīsāˈtion noun
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Main Entry: ↑cauterize
Useful english dictionary. 2012.