cauterisation
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cauterize or cauterise (ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent | |
| [C14: from Old French cauteriser, from Late Latin cautērizāre, from cautērium branding iron, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein to burn] | |
| cauterise or cauterise | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: from Old French cauteriser, from Late Latin cautērizāre, from cautērium branding iron, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein to burn] | |
| cauteri'zation or cauterise | |
| —n | |
| cauteri'sation or cauterise | |
| —n | |
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| cauterisation | |
noun | |
| the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery] |
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Cauterisation
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