cauterization
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing • Syn: cautery, cauterisation • Derivationally related forms: cauterise (for: cauterisation), cauterize, cauterize (for: cautery), cauterise (for: cautery) • Hypernyms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process • Hyponyms: cryocautery, thermocautery
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