Found 2 items, similar to cauterization.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cauterization cauterization n : the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: cautery, cauterisation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cauterization Cauterization \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. [1913 Webster]