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Cauterization

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cauterization'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cauterization.html. 1828.