n. 烧灼, 腐蚀

[医] 烙术, 烧烙术

[ noun ]
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
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Cauterization \Cau`ter*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. caut[`e]risation.]
(Med.)
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a
cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.