cauterizationn.
/ˌkɔːtərʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action of cauterizing, the application of cautery.
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searing1395
actual cauterya1400
adustion?a1425
brandingc1440
cauterification?1541
cauterizing?1541
cautery1575
cauterization1579
cautering1580
ustion1588
burninga1610
cauterism1640
inustion1684
moxibustion1833
1579 Guidos Questions iv. f. 47 Question. What is cauterification [printed canterification; ?1541 cauterysacyon]? Answere, It is an operation made with fire artifycially in the body of man for certaine vtilyties.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 428 Of Cauterization, or giuing the fire, aswell actuall as potentiall.
1851 S. D. Gross Pract. Treat. Dis. Bladder i. iv. 176 Cauterization with the solid nitrate of silver has been lately recommended by Civiale and other writers.
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