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Cauterization - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cauterization : (noun)
1: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a
hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery,
cauterisation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cauterization : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cauterization : Cauterization: The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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