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CAUTERIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Synonyms:
cauterisation; cauterization; cautery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cauterization" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cauterization"):
cryocautery (application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it)
thermocautery (cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)
Derivation:
cauterize (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent)
