| NOUN | act | cauterisation, cautery, cauterization | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
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| Meaning | The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing. | |
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| Synonyms | cautery, cauterization | |
| Narrower | cryocautery | application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it |
| thermocautery | cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat | |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | cauterio, cauterización | |
| Catalan | cauteri, cauterització | |
| Verbs | cauterise | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent |
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