English
cauterization
From cauterize + -ation.
A compound of cauterize + -ation
Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω ‘to brand’
Late Latin cauterizō ‘to burn with a hot iron’
Middle French cauteriser
English cauterize
Today it means
noun The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
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Etymograph / cauterization