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English noun: cauterization

1. cauterization (act) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing


Synonymscauterisation, cautery


Broader (hypernym)operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process


Narrower (hyponym)cryocautery, thermocautery









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