Cauterization - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkɔːtəraɪˈseɪʃən|
Brit.  |ˌkɔːtəraɪˈseɪʃən|

noun

- the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (syn: cautery)

Extra examples

The doctors cauterized the wound.

...time had cauterized his bitterness, and he was willing to let bygones be bygones...

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