cauterization
Medical wound searing
Cauterization is the burning of body tissue to destroy it or seal it off, typically to stop bleeding, remove unwanted growths, or prevent infection.
The procedure uses heat, electricity, or caustic chemicals.
A doctor might cauterize a wound to close it or cauterize a wart to remove it.
The surgeon used cauterization to seal the blood vessels.
Liquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- sealingMaking impermeable
- closureSense of emotional resolution
electrocoagulation · electrosurgery · scalpel · debridement · lesion · tissue · bleeding · vessel
Transferred thermal energy
- flameBurning gas made visible
- hot ironHeated metal for smoothing
- electric currentCharge flow through conductors
- laserConcentrated light device
silver nitrate · chemical · radiosurgery · diathermy · infrared · temperature · probe · applicator
Permanent mark from healing
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
- restorationReturning something to condition
mending · knitting · cicatrix · eschar · scarring · tissue repair · wound care · dressing
Browning with intense heat
- burningCombustion in progress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- stingingCausing sharp pain
sharp · throbbing · rawness · tenderness · discomfort · nerve · sensation · anesthesia
Free from microorganisms
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
decontamination · hygiene · autoclave · germicide · bactericide · cleanliness · infection control · contamination
coagulation
Liquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- sealingMaking impermeable
closure · electrocoagulation · electrosurgery · scalpel · debridement · lesion · tissue · bleeding · vessel · surgical
heat
Transferred thermal energy
- flameBurning gas made visible
- hot ironHeated metal for smoothing
- electric currentCharge flow through conductors
laser · silver nitrate · chemical · radiosurgery · diathermy · infrared · temperature · probe · applicator · electrode
scar
Permanent mark from healing
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
restoration · mending · knitting · cicatrix · eschar · scarring · tissue repair · wound care · dressing · aftercare
searing
Browning with intense heat
- burningCombustion in progress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
stinging · sharp · throbbing · rawness · tenderness · discomfort · nerve · sensation · anesthesia · numbing
sterile
Free from microorganisms
- asepticFree from pathogens
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
sanitization · decontamination · hygiene · autoclave · germicide · bactericide · cleanliness · infection control · contamination · pathogen
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- ancient medicinephysicians, healers, Hippocratic Oath, Hippocratic oath, four humors
- Dermatologyskin biopsy, skin graft, skin grafting, mole removal, cryotherapy
- folk medicinefolk medicine, herbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbal medicine
- heat damageburn, scorch, char, singe, scald
cauterizationsuturing
Closing wounds with thread
stitching · stapling · surgical glue · butterfly closure · skin grafting
cauterizationtissue regeneration
Biological self-repair of damage
tissue repair · cryotherapy · cryopreservation · wound healing · cooling