cauterization - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

Synonyms

• cauterisation
• cauterization
• cautery

More generic

• operation
• surgery
• surgical operation
• surgical procedure
• surgical process

More specific

• cryocautery
• thermocautery