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[n] the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
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CAUTERIZATION is a 13 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | cauterisation, cautery |
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| | See Also: | | cryocautery, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, thermocautery |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cau`ter*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. caut[`e]risation.]
(Med.)
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a
cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy. |
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