cauterización

Definitions of cauterización
  1. noun
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
    synonyms: cauterio
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    type of:
    operación
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
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