Meanings
nouncauterization (countable and uncountable, plural cauterizations)
plural cauterizations · alternative cauterisation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
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Translations
Bulgarian обгаряне
- обгаряне (obgarjane)act of searing some morbid part
Catalan cauterització
- cauteritzacióact of searing some morbid part
French adustion, cautérisation
- adustionact of searing some morbid part
- cautérisationact of searing some morbid part
Italian cauterizzazione
- cauterizzazioneact of searing some morbid part
Russian прижига́ние
- прижига́ние (prižigánije)act of searing some morbid part
Spanish cauterización
- cauterizaciónact of searing some morbid part
Swedish kauterisering
- kauteriseringact of searing some morbid part
Turkish dağ
- dağact of searing some morbid part
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APA
cauterization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterization
MLA
“cauterization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cauterization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauterization.
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