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cauterism

cauterism noun: the use or application of a caustic; cautery.

Noun

cauterism (countable and uncountable, plural cauterisms)

  1. (archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
    • the cauterisms on the legs1640, Edmund Chilmead, Love's Melancholy

Forms of cauterism

pluralcauterisms

Origin of cauterism

From cauter + -ism.

Questions about cauterism

What does cauterism mean?
Cauterism means the use or application of a caustic; cautery.
What part of speech is cauterism?
Cauterism is a noun.
What is the plural of cauterism?
The plural of cauterism is cauterisms.

Words near cauterism in the dictionary

  1. cauterised
  2. cauteriser
  3. cauterisers
  4. cauterises
  5. cauterising
  6. cauterism
  7. cauterisms
  8. cauterization
  9. cauterizations
  10. cauterize
  11. cauterized

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