cauterisation

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A form of cauterization — The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

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cauterycauterization
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Meanings

nouncauterisation (countable and uncountable, plural cauterisations)

plural cauterisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of cauterization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

Similar
cauterycauterization
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
cauterizationcautery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

cauterisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterisation

MLA

“cauterisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cauterisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterisation.

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