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Cauterization: The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy.
Use of a device or chemical agent to coagulate or destroy tissue.
cauterization /cau·ter·iza·tion/ (kaw″ter-Ä-za´shun) destruction of tissue with a cautery. cauterization [kô′tÉ™rÄ«zÄ′shÉ™n] Etymology: Gk, kauterion ...
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verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing. to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery ...
The medical practice or technique of cauterization is the burning. of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it in a process called cautery, which destroys some ...