— cauterization , n.
/kaw"teuh ruyz'/ , v.t., cauterized, cauterizing .
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
Also, esp. Brit., cauterise .
[ 1350-1400; ME cauterizare to brand, equiv. to cauter- ( kautér branding iron, equiv. to kau-, var. s. of kaíein to burn (cf. CAUSTIC), + -ter agent suffix) + -izare -IZE ]