A medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it.
The process of burning or scarring the skin or tissues.
Destruction of damaged or superfluous tissue by means of heat, electricity, or a chemical.
The use of a hot instrument, an electrical current, a corrosive chemical, or some other agent to destroy tissue or to stop bleeding. Cauterization can be used, for example, to seal blood vessels cut during surgery or to remove tonsils or other diseased tissue.
Destruction of tissue with a caustic, an electric current, a hot iron, or by freezing.
The destruction of tissue with a hot instrument, an electrical current or a caustic substance.
Cauterization refers to the utilization of a heated instrument to destroy tissues, control bleeding, or facilitate healing. This technique may be employed in the treatment of conditions such as hemorrhoids (piles) and cervical erosion. However, electrocoagulation, which employs high-frequency electric current or laser technology to seal blood vessels, has largely replaced traditional cauterization methods.