CAUTERISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cauterisation; cauterization; cautery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cauterisation" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cauterisation"):

cryocautery (application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it)

thermocautery (cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)

Derivation:

cauterise (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent)