cauterization

American  

[kaw-tuh-riz-ay-shuhn, -rahyz-] / ˌkɔ tə rɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -raɪz- /

noun

plural

cauterizations

1. an act or instance of cauterizing.

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Example Sentences

Chen, however, told Lisa Wolff that her husband’s lower leg was ischemic and had received no blood due to Wang’s cauterization of the popliteal artery.

From Los Angeles Times

When light and warmth dwindle, a layer of cells starts to spread where leaf stalk meets twig, like cauterization.

From Scientific American

She was given a simple cauterization, and no one reported her.

From New York Times

Other harmful or nonmedical procedures, including piercing, pricking, incising, scraping and cauterization.

From New York Times

There is no easy distinction between eras, no clear and distinct cauterization, no moment when he stopped being one thing and became another.

From New York Times