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Noun: cauterisation
Usage: Brit (=cauterization)
  1. The act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
    - cautery, cauterization

Derived forms: cauterisations

See also: cauterise [Brit]

Type of: op, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Cauterisation

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