[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cauterization \cau`teriza"tion\, n. cf. f. caut`erisation.
   med.
   the act of searing some morbid part by the application of a
   cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cauterization
     n : the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a
         hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing syn: cautery,
          cauterisation
see also:
cautery cauterisation 

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