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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries焼灼
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shōshaku
"手術中に焼灼が使用されます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of burning a part of the body to remove or close off a part of it.
"The surgeon performed cauterization to stop the bleeding during the operation." - 2
A medical procedure that involves the use of heat to destroy tissue.
"Cauterization can be used to treat warts or other skin lesions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cauterization' originates from the Greek word 'kautērion', meaning 'a branding iron', which evolved through Latin 'cauterium'. It has been used in medical contexts since the Middle Ages to describe the process of burning tissue to remove or close a wound.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cauterization" is said worldwide
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Cautérisation
Transliteration: ko-te-ra-za-syon
"La cautérisation est utilisée pour arrêter le saignement."
Kauterisation
Transliteration: kau-te-ri-za-tion
"Die Kauterisation wird häufig in der Chirurgie eingesetzt."
Cauterizzazione
Transliteration: kau-te-ri-za-tsyo-ne
"La cauterizzazione è una tecnica chirurgica importante."
Cauterización
Transliteration: kau-te-ri-za-syon
"La cauterización se utiliza para detener el sangrado."
Cauterização
Transliteration: kau-te-ri-za-sao
"A cauterização é um procedimento comum em cirurgias."
जलाने की प्रक्रिया
Transliteration: jalane ki prakriya
"चिकित्सा में जलाने की प्रक्रिया का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
烧灼
Transliteration: shāozhuó
"在手术中，烧灼用于止血。"
지지기
Transliteration: jijigi
"수술 중 지지기를 사용하여 출혈을 멈춥니다."
焼灼
Transliteration: shōshaku
"手術中に焼灼が使用されます。"
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