cauterization

• cauterisation

From cauterize + -ation.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˌkoːtəɹɑjˈzɛjʃən/

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• (US)
  • (without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/, [ˌkʰɔɾəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən], [-ʃn̩]
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/, [ˌkʰɑɾəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən], [-ʃn̩]
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌkoːtəɹɑeˈzæɪʃən/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔtəɾaɪˈzeʃən/
• (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔːtəɾaɪˈzeːʃən/

cauterization (countable and uncountable, plural cauterizations)

1. The act of searing organic tissue by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.