CAUTERIZATION
cautery, cauterization, cauterisation
(noun) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cauterization (plural cauterizations)
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
Source: Wiktionary
Cau`ter*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cautèrisation.] (Med.)
Definition: The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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