About The Word Cauterization

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Cauterization

Cauterization Meaning & Definition
Cauterization Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cauterization?

[n] the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cauterization: cauterisation | cautery

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cauterization:

See Also | cryocautery | operation | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process | thermocautery

Cauterization In Webster's Dictionary

\Cau`ter*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. caut[`e]risation.] (Med.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

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