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cauterisation

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Noun1.cauterisation - the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterization, cautery
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
cryocautery - application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it
thermocautery - cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat


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To cure this condition, which was often caused by masturbation, Lallemand recommended cauterisation of the urethra with silver nitrate, and circumcision in cases where the problem was the result of an excessively long or sensitive foreskin, and he exerted an enduring influence on British doctors, particularly William Acton.
The masturbation taboo and the rise of routine male circumcision: A ... by Darby, Robert / Journal of Social History
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