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cauterization

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cauterization /cau·ter·iza·tion/ (kaw?ter-i-za´shun) destruction of tissue with a cautery.
cauterization
destruction of tissue with a cautery.

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Cauterization of the inferior turbinate, either chemically or with electrocautery, has also been used frequently for decreasing turbinate soft-tissue bulk.
When the researchers have tried the experiment in another species, Chelidonura sandrana, cauterization produced no change in mating.
When we have found cervicitis and lesions and given treatment with cauterization, we have had problems when we tell a woman that she cannot have sexual relations for a month.
 
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