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The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.

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  1. n. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
  2. n. the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  3. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
  4. The act of searing some morbid part by the application of acautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
  5. n the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing