cauterization

English

Alternative forms

• cauterisation

Etymology

From cauterize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

cauterization (countable and uncountable, plural cauterizations)

1. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

Derived terms

• cryocauterization
• electrocauterization
• galvanocauterization
• recauterization

Translations

act of searing some morbid part

• Bulgarian: обгаряне (obgarjane)
• Catalan: cauterització f
• French: adustion (fr), cautérisation (fr) f
• Galician: cauterización (gl) f
• Russian: прижига́ние (ru) n (prižigánije)
• Spanish: cauterización f
• Swedish: kauterisering (sv) c
• Walloon: broûlaedje (wa) m