Definition of Cauterisation

1. Noun. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing.


Medical Definition of Cauterisation

1. A procedure performed on the skin or mucosa to effect scarring, often used to remove lesions or control bleeding. May be performed thermally, electrically, cryocautery (cold) or by laser. (16 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cauterisation

caustically
causticities
causticity
causticization
causticness
caustics
caut
cautel
cautelous
cautelousness
cautels
cauter
cauterant
cauterants
cauteries
cauterisation (current term)
cauterise
cauterised
cauteriser
cauterisers
cauterises
cauterising
cauterism
cauterisms
cauterization
cauterizations
cauterize
cauterized
cauterizer
cauterizers

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