noun
- the medical procedure of burning or destroying tissue using heat, chemicals, or electricity, typically to stop bleeding or remove abnormal growth
Usage: medical/clinical term; commonly used in surgery and dermatology
Examples
- The surgeon performed cauterization to seal the bleeding blood vessel.
- Cauterization is often used to remove warts and skin lesions.
- The doctor recommended cauterization as a treatment for the nosebleed.
- Modern cauterization techniques use lasers and electrical instruments for precision.
- After cauterization, the wound was carefully bandaged to prevent infection.