Noun: cauterization ,ko-tu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ko-tu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
"Cauterization was used to stop the bleeding and seal the wound";
- cautery, cauterisation [Brit]
Derived forms: cauterizations
Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Encyclopedia: Cauterization