Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Cauterization
Definitions for: Cauterization
[n] the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.