cauterism

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noun

The use or application of a caustic; cautery.

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Meanings

nouncauterism (countable and uncountable, plural cauterisms)

plural cauterisms

  1. archaiccountableuncountableThe use or application of a caustic; cautery.

    the cauterisms on the legs

    1640, Edmund Chilmead, Love's Melancholy

Origin

From cauter + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cerastium
Cite this entry
APA

cauterism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterism

MLA

“cauterism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cauterism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterism.

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