Cauterization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cauterization \Cau`ter*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. caut[`e]risation.]
     (Med.)
     The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a
     cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cauterization
       n : the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a
           hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: {cautery},
            {cauterisation}]