cauterization


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cau·ter·ize

 (kô′tə-rīz′)
tr.v. cau·ter·ized, cau·ter·iz·ing, cau·ter·iz·es
1. To burn or sear with a cautery.
2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.
[Middle English cauterizen, from Late Latin cautērizāre, to cauterize, brand, from Latin cautērium, cautery; see cautery.]
cau′ter·i·za′tion (-tər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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cauterization

A method of destroying tissue by burning, used during surgery.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cauterization - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterisation, cautery
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
cryocautery - application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
thermocautery - cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat
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Translations

cauterization

n (Med) → Kaustik f, → Kauterisation f
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cau·ter·i·za·tion

n. cauterización, quemadura producida por medio de un agente cauterizante tal como el calor, la corriente eléctrica, o un cáustico.
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cauterization

n cauterización f
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