cauterization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkoːtəɹɑeˈzæɪʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˌkɔtəɾaɪˈzeʃən/ (Scotland)
- /ˌkɑtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌkɔːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌkʰɔɾəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən] without the cot–caught merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkoːtəɹɑjˈzɛjʃən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˌkɔtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ without the cot–caught merger
- [ˌkʰɑɾəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən] (cot-caught-merger)
- [-ʃn̩] (cot-caught-merger)
- [-ʃn̩] without the cot–caught merger
- /ˌkɔːtəɾaɪˈzeːʃən/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
Etymology
Etymology tree English cauterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English cauterization From cauterize + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cauterisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cauterizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cryocauterization · recauterization · electrocauterization · galvanocauterization
Translations (12)
fr cautérisation (act of searing some morbid part) · wa broûlaedje (act of searing some morbid part) · es cauterización (act of searing some morbid part) · it cauterizzazione (act of searing some morbid part) · fr adustion (act of searing some morbid part) · ota داغ (act of searing some morbid part) · ru прижига́ние (act of searing some morbid part) · sv kauterisering (act of searing some morbid part) · ca cauterització (act of searing some morbid part) · tr dağ (act of searing some morbid part) · gl cauterización (act of searing some morbid part) · bg обгаряне (act of searing some morbid part)