Cauterization

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  • n. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In surgery, the act of cauterizing or searing some morbid part by the application of a hot iron, or of caustics, etc.
  • n. The effect of the application of a cautery or caustic.
  • n. Also spelled cauterisation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   
    Hyponym
    cryocautery    thermocautery   
    Rhyme
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