cauterization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

From cauterize + -ation.

With a slight cauterization I will make it all disappear.” She shook her head in denial, without speaking. — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant
Cauterization widely round the limb of the bite with a strong solution of nitrate of silver, one drachm to the ounce, to prevent the introduction of the poison into the system by the lymphatics. — The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes) Marcy
The cauterization thus applied completely checked the hemorrhage, and he was able in a day or two to hobble down to the Sound, with the aid of a long stout stick, although he was more than a week on the road.” But he was a fastidious native. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

cautery, cauterisation

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